COLUMBIA, S.C. — If you are travelling between the South Carolina coast and the Columbia area/Midlands on Wednesday do not be surprised to see a large amount of Highway Patrol and local sheriff's deputies deployed along major interstate and highways. Multiple state government and law enforcement agencies will be conducting their annual full-scale hurricane evacuation exercise from 8 a.m.-3 p.m. June 4.

The South Carolina Department of Transportation will be working with the Department of Public Safety (Highway Patrol, SCHP), Emergency Management Division , South Carolina Law Enforcement Division (SLED), Department of Natural Resources, Forestry Commission, Civil Air Patrol, Army National Guard and local sheriffs and police from points along the coast (Hilton Head, Beaufort, and Charleston

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