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Council tables South Point Parcel 13 master plan after traffic and safety concerns
Summary
City staff recommended conditions for a 55.74‑acre master plan (hours restrictions, truck routing, flaggers, mud‑mats), but residents and council members raised safety concerns about truck movements and pending bridge and intersection work; council tabled the ordinance to April 2 for more timeline detail.
The Hardeeville City Council on Feb. 19 tabled consideration of a first‑reading ordinance (2025‑11‑06E) to adopt a master plan for roughly 55.74 acres identified as South Point Parcel 13, after discussion about truck routing, hours of operation and nearby roadwork.
City staff (Mr. Gruber) summarized recommended conditions for the master plan: limit heavy equipment entry and exit during peak traffic hours, a maximum 12‑week duration for certain activities after permit issuance, a specified truck route from the site to I‑95 via John Smith Road and U.S. 278, use of flaggers during site access movements, required mud‑cleaning mats at exits, and revocation of permits for confirmed violations. Mr. Gruber told council the suggested route used an existing median cut on 278 to allow truck turnaround and access to I‑95.
At the public hearing some speakers and council members said recent traffic patterns and pending road projects make approvals premature. A council member and several residents said work planned by the South Carolina Department of Transportation (including a future closure of a John Smith Road bridge and an intersection signal project) could alter the safety calculus and that a clearer timeline for those improvements is necessary. “This should wait until all these road improvements are finished,” said one speaker during public comment.
Council voted by voice to table consideration to April 2 so staff can provide an estimated timeline for DOT bridge closures, the John Smith/US‑278 intersection work (including signal timing and turn lane design) and confirm proposed mitigation measures (flaggers, mud mats and turning radii). No final approvals were taken on Feb. 19.
What’s next: Staff and the applicant were directed to return with a clearer DOT timeline and any additional traffic‑safety conditions; the council will revisit the ordinance on April 2.
