Town officials summarize six SCDOT options for William Hilton Parkway bridge; joint public meeting set

Town officials on Feb. 4 summarized a meeting with the South Carolina Department of Transportation that presented six options for work on the William Hilton Parkway gateway corridor, including partial and full bridge-replacement approaches and alternatives that would add a multi‑use bike and pedestrian path.

The briefing, given by Assistant Town Manager Sean Cohen, said SCDOT described so‑called “lifeline” options that would replace the eastbound bridge; some options would be built as three-lane structures but striped for two lanes initially, while others would extend three-lane sections farther through the project corridor. Estimated ballpark costs reported by SCDOT ranged from roughly $258 million for an eastbound-only replacement without a multi‑use path to approximately $467 million for a…