Charleston County RoadWise News Release

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Cheryl Harleston, Charleston County RoadWise Public and Media Relations

Phone: (843) 329-0050, Extension 2512

Email: Charleston@ccroadwise.com

Release Number: 2743

Release Date: September 27, 2006

Public Meeting for Palmetto Commerce Parkway - Phase II, Funded by Transportation "Half-Cent" Sales Tax

            Meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 10 from 7-9 p.m. at the Golf Club at Wescott Plantation

Charleston County RoadWise will hold a public meeting on Tuesday, Oct. 10 to gather input on the Palmetto Commerce Parkway - Phase II extension project that will be funded by the Transportation Sales Tax.

The meeting will be held from 7-9 p.m. at the Golf Club at Wescott Plantation, 5000 Wescott Club Drive, North Charleston.

The purpose of the Oct. 10 meeting is to gather public input on Phase II of the project that will further extend the parkway approximately 3.75 miles to connect to Ashley Phosphate Road (S-75) at Spartan Boulevard.  Residents who attend the Oct. 10 meeting will have an opportunity to respond to alternative road designs that will be offered by Charleston County RoadWise Program engineers. 

An initial extension of 1,500 feet to accommodate the Daimler Chrysler facility was completed in July of 2006. Palmetto Commerce Parkway -- Phase II is an Initial Bond project that was approved by Charleston County voters in a 2004 referendum, and its primary purpose of is to provide a north-south connector linking Ladson Road and Ashley Phosphate Road. In addition, the extension of Palmetto Commerce Parkway will relieve parallel routes such as Dorchester Road and I-26 and provide a better distribution of traffic in the area.

The next large road improvement project meeting involving the public will be the Glenn McConnell Parkway/Bees Ferry Road Intersection project.  The meeting date for this project will be announced in advance.

Other road project meetings that have already been held are:

            May 25:  Folly Road and Maybank Highway Intersection Improvements on James Island

            June 29:  Harborview Road improvements on James Island

            July 27:  US Highway 17-SC Highway 61 improvements, West Ashley

Visit the official Charleston County Transportation "Half-Cent" Sales Tax Web site www.ccroadwise.com, for public meeting notices and up-to-date new information.