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: 3115

Release Date: May 20, 2010

Project Web page: http://www.ccroadwise.org/gm_526_const.html

Traffic Alert: Glenn McConnell Parkway/I-526 Improvement Project

The first phase of Glenn McConnell Parkway/I-526 Improvement Project construction that will be noticeable to the public will be between Orleans Road and Essex Farm Road in the vicinity of Magwood Road and Henry Tecklenburg Drive.

A project kick-off event was held yesterday, and the public is asked to be on alert for the following immediate construction efforts:

Glenn McConnell Parkway

• The existing travel lanes will be narrowed and shifted toward the median within the project limits.
   

• Temporary daytime shoulder closures will occur to allow for work outside of the roadway as allowed by the S.C. Department of Transportation (SCDOT).
   

• Temporary night time lane closures will be used to perform work between 8 p.m. and 6 a.m. on weekdays and from 8 p.m. to 8 a.m. on weekends.

Henry Tecklenburg Drive

• Temporary lane closures will occur to allow for road work at the entrances of the Bon Secours St. Francis Hospital facilities.
   

• At no time will the road be completely closed to traffic.
   

• Access to the medical facilities will remain open at all times.

Magwood Road

• Temporary nighttime lane closures will occur.

Any road work that requires lane closures will only occur at night to minimize effects on traffic.

All motorists traveling through the project area are asked to be aware of equipment and crews and to be prepared for delays beginning this week. Alternate routes are recommended if possible.  The public is asked to take notice of traffic control signs, reduction in speed limit and message board information, and to note that all road work is dependent on the weather.

The public can get up-to-date project information, including construction status and traffic alerts, online at http://www.ccroadwise.org/gm_526_const.html.