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Main Road Segment C faces trade-offs: stopping at Plowground eases tree impacts but would worsen 2045 traffic, county staff say
Summary
Charleston County Public Works presented options to trim Main Road Segment C after public comment and funding shortfalls. Stopping improvements at Plowground would reduce impacts to Grand Live Oaks but, staff said, would cause failing traffic levels in 2045. Cost overruns on Segment A and a failed 2024 transportation sales tax referendum reduced
Alex Oziak, capital programs manager for Charleston County Public Works, told council members the Main Road Segment C project is being re-evaluated after mixed public comment, environmental concerns and funding pressures.
Oziak said the project team received “over 430 comments” during a public review and that roughly “a little less than 25” of those comments were in support of the project as presented, about 35% sought modifications and about 40% opposed it. Council had asked staff to look at stopping roadway widening and a multi-use path at Plowground to reduce impacts to private property and natural areas.
Staff found that stopping the roadway widening at Plowground would result in “a failing level of service at Edenvale” in the 2045 design year and more congestion on Bohicket Road between Plowground and River Road. Oziak said the team considered several…
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