Do you know your zone? These new signs could help

New signs throughout Horry County will help residents know their zone in the case of an emergency.

The Horry County Emergency Management Department is enhancing its Know your Zone campaign by adding colorful signs indicating evacuation zones A, B and C. Red will represent Zone A, yellow will represent Zone B and orange will represent Zone C.

The multi-year project will take place in phases, and the first phase will focus on the transition sections between evacuation zone areas.

The fixed signs will indicate evacuation zone areas for citizens who work and reside in the following areas:

• Evacuation Zone A: All areas east of U.S. Business 17 up to the U.S. 17 intersection as well as all areas east of U.S. 17 to the northern county line
• Evacuation Zone B: All areas south of Highway 707 and Longwood Drive, including all areas between U.S. 17 and U.S. 17 Business
• Evacuation Zone C: All areas between Highway 701 and Highway 544, south of Browns Chapel Ave. and Highway 814, plus all areas east of Highway 31 to Highway 90 and all areas east of Highway 90 to the county line

New signage was requested by Horry County residents after Hurricane Matthew in order to clarify evacuation zone areas.

More information can be found at www.horrycounty.org.

This story was originally published March 28, 2017 at 5:05 PM with the headline "Do you know your zone? These new signs could help."