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Beaufort opens downtown connector to Spanish Moss Trail; officials outline $707,000 project and next links to Port Royal

Friends of the Spanish Moss Trail / Beaufort County event · February 18, 2026
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Beaufort County and the city marked completion of a downtown connector along Depot Road, a project leaders said cost about $707,000 and was funded by the 2018 transportation tax referendum, city CDBG money and contributions from the Spanish Moss Trail organization; officials said a Port Royal connection is expected soon.

Local and county leaders joined Friends of the Spanish Moss Trail for a ribbon-cutting for a new downtown connector along Depot Road that officials say will link Downtown Beaufort to Downtown Port Royal and improve safe access for walkers, cyclists and families.

Alice Howard, chair of the Beaufort County Council, said the project “costs over $700,000.” In an interview later in the broadcast Howard provided a more specific total, saying the full project was about $707,000…

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