Local transportation officials say 36 hours would be needed to evacuate residents if a major hurricane hit Hampton Roads, because the state's evacuation plan isn't up to the task.

Virginia's Hurricane Emergency Response Plan estimates that 300,000 vehicles would hit the roads during an evacuation. Officials say it would take 36 hours to evacuate at-risk residents in South Hampton Roads.

"Thirty-six hours is not reasonable," said Rob Case, principal transportation engineer for the Hampton Roads Transportation Planning Organization. 

Read more from The Associated Press....