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Annual traffic report: modest overall growth, Squire Pope intersection near capacity and Sea Pine Circle within standards
Summary
The town's annual traffic monitoring presentation found small year-over-year increases in peak-hour and 24-hour traffic, a substantial post-toll split shift toward the Cross Island Parkway, no intersections out of compliance during the morning peak, and a high-capacity concern at William Hilton Parkway and Squire Pope Road.
Darren Shoemaker presented the Town of Hilton Head Island's annual Traffic Monitoring and Evaluation Report to the planning commission, summarizing counts, peak-hour analyses and trends. The report compared July 2024 counts to prior years and applied the Land Management Ordinance methodology for delay and capacity.
The study found that 24-hour average counts for select locations in July 2024 were the highest ever recorded in the town's visitor-season snapshots, and that five-year trends show an average annual increase of about 1.1% over the last five years. Shoemaker highlighted a modal split shift after cessation of tolls…
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