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Committee seeks joint talks with Mount Pleasant on Isle of Palms connector redesign
Summary
Committee members said Feb. 3 that the city’s preferred connector redesign (two lanes off, one lane onto) stalled after resistance from Mount Pleasant and DOT; they recommended a joint meeting with Mount Pleasant transportation officials and suggested consulting their traffic engineer to identify roadblocks.
The Isle of Palms Public Safety Committee discussed the status of the island connector redesign on Feb. 3 and urged staff to re-open discussions with Mount Pleasant and DOT. Staff said the city’s preferred option — two lanes off the connector and one lane onto the island — had the community’s support but met resistance from Mount Pleasant and stalled during DOT review.
"We sent council voted and approved that as the recommendation to go forward with DOT," Chair John said, describing the process. Staff and committee members said Mount Pleasant’s concerns included corridor impacts beyond the connector (Rifle Range Road and the wider corridor) and bike-lane issues. Committee members recommended a joint meeting with Mount Pleasant transportation staff or a council committee to work through the technical and policy roadblocks.
Douglas said the city would consult James, identified in the meeting as Mount Pleasant’s traffic engineer, to summarize technical concerns and report back. The committee asked staff to reach out to Mount Pleasant, collect the traffic engineer’s assessment of the barriers, and return to the committee with next steps.
Next step: staff will contact Mount Pleasant’s transportation representatives, request technical feedback from their traffic engineer and report findings at the next meeting.
