As expected, Hurricane Helene is intensifying and will make landfall on the coast of Great Bend, Florida, Thursday night. However, traffic will not wait for landfall to occur.
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During a major hurricane, road conditions can be affected not only by flooding and car crashes, but also by road damage, precautionary closures, or too many people on the road.
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Luckily, you can view live video of your trip before you go, taking things to less of a chance if you need to travel.
How to know road conditions during Hurricane Helen
Image source: Florida Department of Transportation
As you may know, the Florida Department of Transportation operates a website called FL511, which aggregates live video sources along Florida’s roads and highways (some of which are often not operational at any given time).
Image source: Florida Department of Transportation
The FL511 map overlays information on top of the Florida Google Map display.
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Enter your starting point and destination in the information box on the left, or right-click a location to create an itinerary.
To view live video on a specific route, find the Traffic Cameras box and click on it (assuming it’s not already clicked).
Photo credit: Florida Department of Transportation
To display the actual live video, click one of the camera icons.
Photo credit: Florida Department of Transportation
FDOT is also advising motorists to check FL511 for possible alternate routes in the event of road closures, which will almost certainly happen Thursday night and Friday morning.
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In other words, check FDOT’s maps early and often to make sure your route is actually Your route during Hurricane Helen.
