The state has an emergency traffic plan for directing people over the bridges, or to safe shelters on Joint Base Cape Cod, if the bridges are impassable. There are also shelters at six high schools on ...

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In the coming years, the Coast Guard intends to increase its number of enlisted personnel. That will mean Cape May needs to start getting ready, including with upgrades to the buildings on base.