New Hurricane Evacuation Route Set To Open

A long-awaited hurricane evacuation route that links the FloridaPanhandle with Interstate 65 in Alabama through Flomaton will open tomorrow.

By: Katie Hammond | WKRG-TV
Published: November 11, 2008

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MOBILE, Ala. (AP) - Officials have high expectations for a
long-awaited hurricane evacuation route that links the Florida
Panhandle with Interstate 65 in Alabama through Flomaton.
Flomaton Mayor Dewey Bondurant Jr. predicts it will help turn
Flomaton around. He describes the border town as "dying."
Census reports show that Flomaton's population has declined from
1,811 in 1990 to 1,537 last year as some residents have moved away
for jobs, education and other reasons.
Bondurant joins state and local officials at a ceremony
Wednesday morning opening the Alabama 113 four-lane connection.
U.S. 29 is already four lanes from Pensacola, Fla., to Flomaton.

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