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Weekly Road Construction Update

September 7 - September 13, 2008

 
       

SCDOT Traffic Cams for Horry County

     Residents and visitors who've wished for new and better roads are having their wishes granted.  During the past few years, the area has received a billion dollars worth of construction to make traveling to and through the Grand Strand much easier.  Below are weekly project updates, along with any detours or lane closures.  For more information on the new road network, visit the Myrtle Beach Area Chamber of Commerce or the South Carolina Department of Transportation. 

Note:    On Grissom Parkway, expect lane closures beginning Wednesday, weather permitting, for guardrail repair at US 17 and various locations.    

Note:    US 17 Business (Kings Highway) will have outside southbound lane closures from 27th Avenue North to 12th Avenue North throughout the week for sidewalk rehabilitation.

HIGHWAY 410

Descr:        Highway 410 and US 701 Intersection Improvements (SC File No. 26.204B)

Status:       Expect intermittent lane closures on US 701 and Highway 410 for paving, 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., Monday through Friday.   

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH CONNECTOR

Descr:        New location roadway from US 17 at Main Street intersection, traveling west across the Intracoastal Waterway along Firetower Road, with an interchange at SC 31 and then at SC 90.

Status:       No lane closures are expected.

  • Highway 707 3/99 to 10/01 COMPLETE AND OPEN

  • Highway 544 (Hwy. 17 to Socastee Bridge) 6/99 to 10/00 COMPLETE AND OPEN 

  • Veterans Highway (Conway Bypass) 7/99 to 12/01  COMPLETE AND OPEN ON MAY 4, 2001, SEVEN MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

  • Carolina Bays Parkway 2/00 to 6/03  COMPLETE AND OPEN ON DECEMBER 17, 2002, SEVEN MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

  • Fantasy Harbour Interchange 8/00 to 3/02  COMPLETE AND OPEN

  • Highway 501 Acceleration Lanes 9/00 to 11/01 COMPLETE AND OPEN

  • Carolina Bays Parkway Connector (48th N. to Grissom Pky.) 9/00 to 12/02  COMPLETE AND OPEN SEVEN MONTHS AHEAD OF SCHEDULE

  • Withers Swash Bridge (Ocean Blvd.) 11/00 to 3/01  COMPLETE AND OPEN 

  • Harrelson Boulevard 1/01 to 12/01  COMPLETE AND OPEN

  • 501 Frontage Roads and George Bishop Intersection  COMPLETE AND OPEN

  • Grissom Parkway (29th to 48th Ave. N.) 2/01 to 6/02  COMPLETE AND OPEN TO TRAFFIC ON JULY 1, 2002

  • Grissom Parkway (Hwy. 501 to 10th Ave. N.) 2/01 to 6/02  COMPLETE AND OPEN TO TRAFFIC ON MAY 6, 2002

  • Grissom Parkway (Harrelson Blvd. to Hwy. 501) 2/01 to 6/02  COMPLETE AND OPEN TO TRAFFIC ON APRIL 5, 2002  

  • 17 Bypass and Highway 501 Interchange COMPLETE AND OPEN

  • Mr. Joe White Avenue (Formerly 10th Ave. N.) Widening and Relocation 7/01 to 11/03  COMPLETE AND OPEN TO TRAFFIC

  • Highway 544 (Phase III) 12/01 to 12/04   COMPLETE AND OPEN

  • 17 Bypass Widening (Hwy. 501 to 29th Ave. N.) 6/03 to 6/05  COMPLETE AND OPEN

     Funding for this massive road construction boom comes from a variety of sources.  The largest share is from RIDE, the Road Improvement Development Effort, which is funded through a county-wide hospitality fee of 1.5 percent.  The South Carolina Department of Transportation and the City of Myrtle Beach also are contributing, as is the Grand Strand Area Transportation Study (GSATS).  

P.O. Drawer 2468
Myrtle Beach, SC 29578
Phone:  (843) 918-1000
Fax:  (843) 918-1028

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