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Charleston
County News Release
MEDIA
CONTACT
Name: Jennie
Davis Flinn, Charleston County Public Information Officer
Phone: (843)
958-4012
Email:
jflinn@charlestoncounty.org
Release Number: 3074
Release
Date: January 21, 2010
See project information online:
http://www.ccroadwise.org/charlestowne_sidewalk.html
Charlestowne Sidewalk Project will Connect Subdivisions, Increase Safety
West Ashley sidewalk project
funded by the Transportation Sales Tax
Construction has begun on the Charlestowne Drive sidewalk project in West
Ashley.
Residents
living in Charlestowne Estates II and the Lenevar subdivisions will be connected
by 2,100 feet of sidewalk that will also tie them to Charles Towne Landing State
Park.
"The
Charlestowne Estates II Neighborhood Association expressed concern about the
safety of those who walk and bike Charlestowne Drive, so the association asked
me to bring this to Council,” said Charleston County Council Member,
Colleen Condon. “This sidewalk will also provide real connectivity to the
Lenevar and Olde Towne neighborhoods, and for the folks living on the west side
of Sam Rittenberg Boulevard who wish to bike or walk to
Charles Towne Landing."
The
sidewalk project, which is expected to be completed this April, will include:
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A 1,300 foot-long sidewalk
along the north side of Charlestowne Drive from Sam Rittenberg Boulevard to
Old Towne Road;
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An 800 foot-long sidewalk
along the west side of Old Towne Road to Miles Road in the Lenevar
subdivision; and
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A connection to the
pedestrian crosswalk at the traffic signal in front of Charles Towne Landing
State Park.
Construction of the project will require some lane closures that will occur
overnight from 9 p.m. to 5:30 a.m. However, residents will have access to their
property.
“The
sidewalk will not only create connectivity, but it will also increase safety for
those walking along Charlestowne Drive and Old Towne Road,” said Charleston
County Chief Program Engineer Steve Thigpen.
The
sidewalk project is funded by the
Charleston County Transportation Sales Tax and managed by the Charleston
County
RoadWise Program. County Council approved the
project as a part of its 2008 Transportation Sales Tax annual allocations for
sidewalk and paving projects.
Other
Transportation Sales Tax annual allocation projects underway or completed:
Many additional road and drainage improvements
are being implemented by
Charleston County Government through annual funding allocated by County
Council to smaller projects throughout the community:
Visit the
Charleston County RoadWise program Web site at
www.ccroadwise.orgg for public meeting notices and up-to-date news and
information about all Charleston County Transportation Sales Tax projects.
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