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Commissioners press staff on traffic studies, road funding and who decides which county roads are paved
Summary
Multiple commissioners raised concerns about rural road conditions and whether traffic studies capture cumulative development impacts; staff explained county thresholds (75 peak-hour trips), DOT review on state roads, the role of the Lowcountry MPO/LATS and the Jasper County Transportation Committee in funding decisions.
Commissioners used the planning commission's open discussion to press staff for clearer authority and tools to address deteriorating rural roads and the cumulative traffic effects of new subdivisions.
One commissioner said the county is approving subdivisions while rural roads remain in poor condition and asked, "what power do we have to try to get, you know, get our roads our locally road paved?" The staff member responded that county land-development regulations require a traffic study when a development creates 75 peak-hour…
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