Update on evacuation procedures (roads, bridges, tolls)

Status update from Cape May County Government, as of 4:30 p.m.:

Mandatory Evacuation Continues
Today in Cape May County

At this time, all roads and bridges are open. Tolls have been lifted on all county bridges and on the Garden State Parkway.

Starting at 6 p.m. tonight the reverse lane strategy will be in effect on state highways 347 and 47. All traffic will be diverted northbound. Beginning at 8 p.m., the Garden State Parkway southbound lanes from exit 98 to exit 0 will be closed to the public. The southbound lanes will be used for emergency vehicles only.