TPAC recommends adding Spears Creek Church Road sidewalks, votes to remove Polo Road from 2012 penny carryover

The Transportation Penny Advisory Committee recommended inserting sidewalks along Spears Creek Church Road into a future penny funding package and voted to remove Polo Road widening from the county's carryforward list.

The committee voted unanimously to recommend adding a two-and-a-half mile stretch of sidewalk on both sides of Spears Creek Church Road from I-20 to Two Notch Road and to place that sidewalk for funding consideration in the next penny (referred to in the meeting as "Penny 2"). Committee members discussed right-of-way already preserved under the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) plans and the need for ADA ramps and crossings if sidewalks are added. Staff said the sidewalk scope covers the paved walking surface and associated ADA work; easements and additional right-of-way were not expected because SCDOT's approved right-of-way plan accounts for the space.

Michael Maloney, the transportation program presenter, outlined ongoing and upcoming projects and told the committee the Spears Creek…