Charleston County RoadWise News Release

MEDIA CONTACT

Name:   Jennie Davis, Charleston County Public Information Officer

Phone: 843.958.4012

Email:   jdavis@charlestoncounty.org

Release Number: 2947

Release Date: November 25, 2008

Notice of Lane Closures on US-17 and SC-61 on Dec. 1 and 2

Charleston County RoadWise advises the public of lane closures that will occur along US-17 (Savannah Highway) and SC-61 (Ashley River Road) in West Ashley. The lane closures will occur on Monday, Dec. 1 and Tuesday, Dec. 2 between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.

Both roads will be affected within the proximity of the Bees Ferry Road (S-10-57) intersection for approximately 2,000 feet at each location.

Only one lane will be closed on each road, and at no point will the entire roadway be blocked.

The road work will consist of testing that is needed before project designs can be made to widen Bees Ferry Road and make intersection improvements. The project is funded by the Transportation Half-Cent Sales Tax.

The single-lane closures will be continuous, moving from one portion of the road to the next as the work progresses so the entire area will not be closed at any time during the testing. The testing will occur in 100-foot increments and last less than 10 minutes per location.

During the testing, trucks with lighted flashing arrow signs will be on site to warn drivers of the approaching lane closures.

Charleston County RoadWise is the name of Charleston County Government’s management program for the construction of roads, highways, resurfacing, paving and drainage projects that are funded by the Transportation Sales Tax.

Visit the official Web site at www.ccroadwise.org for public meeting notices and up-to-date news and information about all Charleston County Transportation Sales Tax projects.