Use of Rural Transportation Infrastructure in Evacuation Operation for the North Gulf Coastal Region

The authors conducted a literature review to better understand rural transportation and evacuation issues, particularly the flow from urban to rural areas after a disaster. They note the lack of related planning, research, and exercises and note the importance of coordinating routes across boundaries, ensuring shelters are located appropriately and away from the location being evacuated, planning for construction around evacuation routes, managing evacuation (e.g., modifying routes as necessary), and identifying state and local public health capacities in rural areas as part of the planning process.