Charleston County News Release

MEDIA CONTACT

Name:   Jennie Davis, Charleston County Public Information Officer

Phone: (843) 958-4012

Email:   jdavis@charlestoncounty.org

Release Number: 3006

Release Date: April 30, 2009

Night Work Starts May 3 for Folly Road/Maybank Highway Intersection Improvements Project

Lane closures to occur from 9 p.m. – 5:30 a.m. beginning on Sunday, May 3

Charleston County RoadWise advises the public that nighttime lane closures will occur in both directions on Folly Road from Wappoo Cut to the Maybank Highway intersection.

The nighttime lane closures will begin on Sunday, May 3, and continue intermittently for approximately one month. The lane closures will only occur at night from 9 p.m. – 5:30 a.m. to minimize effects on traffic.

Work on the project will include removing the concrete island on Folly Road at the Maybank Highway intersection and removal of the acceleration lane and the curb and gutter at the Folly Road and Country Club Drive intersection.

At no point will the entire roadway be blocked to traffic. The public is asked to take notice of traffic control signs and message board information.

The project is funded by the Transportation Half-Cent Sales Tax.

The project, which is expected to be completed by the spring of 2010, is funded by the Charleston County Transportation Sales Tax and managed by the Charleston County RoadWise Program.

The project description is as follows:

• The intersection design addresses the dangerous left turns from Folly Road onto Old Folly Road and from Old Folly Road onto Maybank Highway. The new design includes mast-arm signals (stoplights) to be added to the intersections to allow traffic to turn safely from Folly Road onto Old Folly Road and from Old Folly Road onto Maybank Highway.

• New, landscaped medians with lighting and irrigation will be added to Maybank Highway, Folly Road and Old Folly Road. Sidewalks with pedestrian lighting will be added along Maybank Highway, Folly Road and Old Folly Road.

• The entire project area will be repaved and will have new pavement markings including crosswalks and signs. New stormwater drainage facilities will also be added, including a new 60-inch drainage pipe crossing underneath Maybank Highway and continuing under Wappoo Creek Drive, and all new curbs and gutters along the project area.

The public can get up-to-date project information, including construction status and traffic alerts, online at http://www.ccroadwise.org/folly_maybank.html.

Charleston County RoadWise is the name of Charleston County Government’ss management program for the construction of roads, highways, resurfacing, paving and drainage projects that are funded by the Transportation Half-Cent 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.