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Horry County updates RIDE 3 progress, lays groundwork for RIDE 4 projects

Horry County Transportation Committee · January 28, 2026
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County staff told the Transportation Committee that major RIDE 3 projects are substantially complete or under construction, reported traffic gains on recent extensions and paved about 50 miles of former dirt roads, and previewed RIDE 4 designs while noting RIDE 4 revenues are about $1.7 million under projections through November.

Horry County transportation staff on the county Transportation Committee agenda summarized progress on the RIDE (Road Improvement Development Effort) program and outlined near-term construction and funding expectations. Staff said RIDE 3 has completed dirt-road paving in earlier groups and resurfaced both municipal and county roads across the county, and that RIDE 4 design work is underway for several corridors.

The update, delivered during the committee’s meeting, said roughly 50 miles of dirt roads have been converted to paved surfaces under RIDE 3 and that municipal resurfacing accounted for about 33 miles while county resurfacing totaled about 66.87 miles. Staff highlighted recent ribbon cuttings: Palmetto Point Boulevard (November 2019), Carolina…

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