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Charleston County RoadWise News Release
MEDIA CONTACT
Cheryl
Harleston, Charleston County RoadWise Public and Media
Relations
Phone:
(843) 329-0050, Extension 2512
Email: Charleston@ccroadwise.com
Release Number: 2739
Release Date: September 13, 2006
Designs
Presented for Harbor View Road Improvements Funded by
Transportation “Half-Cent” Sales Tax
Community input leads to Harbor View Road
Improvements Design Presentation Thursday, Sept. 28 at
Harbor View Elementary School, 7-9 p.m.
Design firm
staff from the Harbor View Road improvements project will
present design alternatives to residents at a public meeting
on Thursday, Sept. 28 from 7-9 p.m. at Harbor View
Elementary School, 1576 Harbor View Road on James Island.
At a public
meeting held by Charleston County RoadWise on June 29,
design staff heard and documented James Island residents’
ideas and opinions about Harbor View Road improvements such
as multi-use sidewalks, bike lanes, landscaping and turning
lanes. Incorporating the comments gathered at the meeting,
the project’s design firm has developed various plans that
will be presented at the Sept. 28 meeting.
Charleston
County RoadWise, the managing team responsible for the
implementation of projects under the Transportation
“Half-Cent” Sales Tax, is holding the public meeting to
maximize citizen involvement in the pre-construction phase
of the Harbor View Road improvement project. The Harbor View
Road improvements will be funded by the Transportation
“Half-Cent” Sales Tax, which was approved by Charleston
County voters in a 2004 referendum.
During the
Sept. 28 meeting, residents will be asked to review
alternative drawings, which are based on the input that was
gathered from residents on what they see as needed and
desired improvements.
A third
meeting will be held to present the preferred drawings from
the Sept. 28 meeting. Design firm recommendations are
included throughout the development process.
The citizen
participation process, which includes meetings and a variety
of other ways to gather ideas from the public, is an
important part of the pre-construction phase of
Transportation “Half-Cent” Sales Tax improvement projects,
such as Harbor View Road. Following the design phase, the
process moves into the next phase where a right-of-way
purchase plan is developed and implemented. Next, Charleston
County government staff will complete the right-of-way
acquisition phase followed by the final stage, which is the
actual construction of the desired roadway improvements.
In addition
to the citizen meeting on the Harbor View Road design phase,
a design phase meeting is also being planned for Highway
17/61 Connector Improvements, which will also be funded by
the Transportation “Half-Cent” Sales Tax. The Highway 17/61
Connector Improvements public meeting will also be announced
in advance.
Public
meetings to gather input for the design phase will also be
held on the following large road improvement projects that
will be funded by the Transportation “Half-Cent” Sales Tax:
- Palmetto Commerce Parkway-Phase II
- Glenn McConnell Parkway/Bees Ferry Road Intersection
The meeting
dates for these projects have not yet been set, but will be
announced in advance.
Visit the
official Charleston County Transportation (“Half-Cent”)
Sales Tax Web site,
www.smallchangeforbigchange.org, for public meeting
notices and up-to-date news and information on road and
greenspace projects. |
