Hurricane Evacuation Routes

In the event of a hurricane evacuation, use the following routes from the South Shore.

ROUTE - 1
Starting at the Atlantic Beach Bridge:

1. Northbound Doughty Blvd., which becomes the Nassau Expressway (Rt. 878)

2. To northbound Peninsula Blvd

3. Remain on Peninsula Blvd. until it becomes Fulton Avenue in the incorporated village of Hempstead

4. Continue eastbound on Fulton Ave., which will become Hempstead Turnpike at the Hempstead/Uniondale border

5. Continue eastbound to Earl Ovington Blvd. and make a left

6. Proceed northbound on Earl Ovington Blvd. into the Nassau Community College American Red Cross Evacuation Center

ROUTE – 2
Starting at the Long Beach Bridge:

1. Northbound via Austin Blvd., which will become Long Beach Rd. in northern Island Park

2. Continue northbound on Long Beach Rd. to Sunrise Highway, Rockville Centre

3. Make a right onto Sunrise Highway and proceed eastbound to Grand Ave Baldwin

4. Left turn going northbound on Grand Ave across Southern State Parkway, which then turns into Baldwin Road

5. Then turns into Henry Street in the Incorporated Village of Hempstead. Right turn on Peninsula Blvd

6. Remain on Peninsula Blvd. until it becomes Fulton Avenue in the Incorporated Village of Hempstead

7. Continue eastbound on Fulton Ave., which will become Hempstead Turnpike at the Hempstead/Uniondale border

8. Continue eastbound to Earl Ovington Blvd. and make a left

9. Proceed northbound on Earl Ovington Blvd. into the Nassau Community College American Red Cross Evacuation Center

ROUTE - 3
Starting at Lido Blvd:

1. Eastbound Lido Blvd. to the Loop Parkway and make a left

2. Proceed northbound to the Meadowbrook Parkway

3. Continue northbound on Meadowbrook Parkway exiting at Exit-M2 Charles Lindberg Blvd.

4. Which will lead into the Nassau Community College American Red Cross Evacuation Center