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County and town propose a scaled-down Hilton Head eastbound bridge to preserve state funding
Summary
Facing a roughly $190 million shortfall, Beaufort County and the town proposed a re-scoped eastbound bridge replacement for Hilton Head — a 3-lane bridge designed for three lanes but initially striped for two — and will seek state infrastructure-bank approval to retain $300 million in combined funding.
Jared (county staff) briefed the committee on a repackaged plan for the Hilton Head bridge project and the next steps in seeking state approval.
Jared said recent work between county and town leaders produced a joint resolution to ask the state infrastructure bank and DOT to allow a scaled-down project that preserves the available $300 million (including a $120 million DOT grant) while reducing scope. "We have a hundred and $90,000,000 shortfall," he said. To keep…
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