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Transportation “Half-Cent” Sales Tax Road Improvement Project Completed

            Completion of First RoadWise Construction Project Leads to Additional Work, Disadvantaged Business Enterprise Participation an Added Benefit.

Since March of 2006, 15 local roads approved by Charleston County Council for improvements have been completed. These initial road projects, known as “Quickstart” projects, were funded through the Transportation “Half-Cent” Sales Tax.

Council first approved $1.5 million for the Quickstart local roads improvement project, but roads were completed for $1.1 million, coming in under budget. With the savings, County Council was able to add two new projects to the existing contract.

The roads added to the improvement list are:

-        Creekwood Road near Edisto Island

-        Kirk Avenue and West Broad, near Ladson

“The Charleston County RoadWise program is wisely utilizing the half-cent sales tax funds, therefore providing opportunities for greater use of these dollars,” said Jim Armstrong, Program Manager for Charleston County RoadWise. “We are carefully managing any funds that become available through leveraging and other means, which enable us to give Charleston County residents the results they have come to expect.”

The 15 roads that have already been completed as part of the Quickstart Road Improvement Project are:

-        Hamilton Road       

-        Mackey Road

-        Tumbleston Road

-        Village Road

-        Moffet Road

-        Wine Road

-        Abbapoola Road

-        Old Jacksonboro Road

-        Blidgen Road

-        Middle Hill Road

-        Coakley Road

-        Jack Road

-        Dagallies Road

-        Julius Robertson Road

-        End Road

The road work for these 15 projects has been complete with the exception of a few minor improvements.

These and similar projects are being managed by Charleston County RoadWise. “RoadWise” is the name of the program management team created to manage and implement transportation improvements funded by the Transportation “Half-Cent” Sales Tax.

A major component of the Charleston County RoadWise program is to involve qualified Disadvantaged Business Enterprises (DBEs). Eighteen percent of the road improvement project work was assigned to DBEs. The additional projects are expected to increase the percentage of DBE participation to 20%.

Charleston County’s Transportation Sales Tax was approved by voters in November of 2004. Collection of the tax began in May of 2005 and will continue for 25 years or until $1.303 billion is generated for transportation and greenspace related projects and improvements.

Visit the official Charleston County Transportation Sales Tax Web site, www.smallchangeforbigchange.org, for public meeting notices and up-to-date news and information.

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