Charleston County News Release

Release Number: 3311

Release Date: July 26, 2011

Project website: http://www.ccroadwise.org/johnnie_dodds.html

Project area map: http://www.ccroadwise.org/file/images/jdbprojects.jpg

(Partially Canceled) Traffic Alert: Relocating Equipment on Johnnie Dodds Boulevard and Bowman Road on Tuesday, July 26

Charleston County Government announces a change in the schedule for today’s traffic alert for the Johnnie Dodds Boulevard Improvements Project in Mount Pleasant:

• On Tuesday, July 26, minor traffic delays may occur as construction crews relocate equipment across Bowman Road (at the Johnnie Dodds Boulevard intersection).

• Construction crews will move equipment across Bowman Road:

  • Canceled due to rain: During the day between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

  • Still scheduled: At night between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.

• Law enforcement officers from the Town of Mount Pleasant will be on site to direct traffic if needed while the equipment is being moved.

Drivers traveling through the construction zones are asked to be aware of equipment and crews working in the area. The public is also asked to notice traffic control signs and message board information, and to note that all road work is dependent on the weather.

The goal of the project, which is expected to be completed in the fall of 2012, is to improve the traffic flow in and out of Mount Pleasant, especially before and after school and work hours. The project is funded by the Charleston County Transportation Sales Tax and managed by Charleston County Government, in close coordination with the Town of Mount Pleasant and the S.C. Department of Transportation.

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