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Folly Beach starts Center Street stormwater upgrades this season; work to focus on east-side streets
Summary
Folly Beach staff said crews will begin an island-wide Center Street stormwater improvement project, installing larger drains, curb rain gardens and permeable surfaces; construction will prioritize maintaining two lanes on Center Street and will use weekday work to reduce summer weekend impacts.
Folly Beach staff announced May 22 that Center Street stormwater improvements will begin this month and will focus primarily on east-side streets that drain toward Center Street, including East Huron, East Erie, East Cooper and portions of East Ashley.
Town staffer Chris Bizzle described the project as an island-wide drainage effort identified in a prior study that found the current system cannot reliably handle king tides and storm surges. The project includes upsized underground drains…
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