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Regional planners tell council congestion will worsen without new county investment
Summary
BCDCOG staff presented long‑range transportation modeling showing severe congestion by 2045 on many Charleston County corridors if the county does not add funding beyond traditional state and federal sources; planners urged council to set priorities for corridors, safety, transit and technology investments ahead of a possible referendum.
A representative from the Berkeley‑Charleston‑Dorchester Council of Governments briefed County Council June 24 on a transportation needs assessment that projects sharply increased congestion through 2045 if Charleston County provides no additional local investment beyond traditional state and federal sources.
The COG presentation included projections for population and employment growth, and staff said almost 136,000 people commute into Charleston County each day. The model compares a 2019 baseline to forecasted 2045 conditions assuming only existing and committed projects; many corridors are projected to fall into poor…
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