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Council hears update on William Hilton Parkway gateway project; PSD relocation costs and Stoney funding flagged
Summary
Town manager briefed council on a joint meeting with Beaufort County about the William Hilton Parkway Gateway corridor project. Council members questioned funding allocations for waterline relocation (PSD costs), a county-proposed $3.5 million for immediate Stoney neighborhood safety work and a new $15 million engineering cost SCDOT disclosed.
Town Manager Eric Orlando updated Hilton Head Island Town Council on a Feb. 12 joint workshop with Beaufort County and SCDOT about the William Hilton Parkway Gateway corridor project and a draft joint resolution being circulated to state funding partners.
Orlando said Beaufort County staff presented SCDOT proposals and a draft joint resolution that would, among other elements, replace two bridges and construct an eastbound bridge that could be striped for two lanes while being designed for four lanes in the future. He said the current project funding shown in the draft was $298,530,000.
Why it matters: The corridor project affects traffic access to and from the island and includes ancillary infrastructure work (waterline relocation) for which the draft…
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