Shoulders to be closed on Laurel Bay Road
Beaufort County’s contractor, IPW Construction Group, LLC, will begin shoulder closures this week that will run the entire length of Laurel Bay Road. Portions of either lane and sections of the road shoulders will be closed intermittently throughout the project.
Work will be conducted between 6 a.m. and 8 p.m., Monday through Saturday. During this time, motorists are asked to please prepare for and expect minor delays in traffic.
Drivers traveling through the area are asked to please be mindful of the traffic control team and the crews working within the area. The project is anticipated to last for eight months.
The ramp coming off Trask Highway (Highway 21) southbound onto Laurel Bay Road remains permanently closed. Anyone turning right will have to do so at the light.
Passed unanimously at a recent County Council meeting, the resolution voted on was to accept Military Enhancement Plan Fund Grant from the S.C. Department of Veterans Affairs for the amount of $3,392, 328. The County will match the funds in the amount of $1,558,612.79. The project is part of the Beaufort County 2018 Penny Sales Tax Program.
For more information on the extension project, call Beaufort County Engineering Department at 843-255-2700.
County’s Earth Day cleanup a success
Beaufort County employees spent Earth Day volunteering to clean up some local roadways and waterways. More than 300 volunteers were assigned locations around the County, 236 bags of garbage were collected — which equals 3,540 pounds of litter removed from the roadways.
Some of the more heavily traveled locations that needed attention were Castle Rock Road, Grober Hill Road, and Highway 170. County employees from several different departments including Human Resources, Stormwater, Finance, and several County officials. Joining County employees were volunteers from more than 60 Adopt-a-Highway groups.
Special thanks to County Fleet Manager Todd Davis, County Recycling Coordinator Chloee McGuigan, and Adopt-a-Highway Coordinator Farie Riley for arranging bus transportation.
This Earth Day tradition began in 2018 when former County Public Works Director Dave Wilhelm saw an increased need for litter control due to the amount of construction debris and roadway trash from individuals.
Thanks in part to improvements from SCDOT, local municipalities, and the more than 100 County Adopt-a-Highway groups that pick up litter year-round, less trash was picked up this year than previous years.
For those interested in joining an Adopt-a-Highway group or starting a new one, please contact Adopt-a-Highway Coordinator Farie Riley at farie.riley@bcgov.net or 843-255-2817.
More County road repairs, paving projects started
Beaufort County is beginning more roadway repairs on several roads in Beaufort this week.
As part of Beaufort County’s annual roadway resurfacing program funded by the County Transportation Committee, the County started road patching Wednesday, April 24.
Contractors ask that residents please refrain from parking in the street during the time of operations. This will be a day-time activity between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. These are target dates and may be delayed or advanced due to weather and field conditions.
Flaggers will be in each work zone so motorists are asked to travel with caution.
The schedule and timeframe for each road paving project is below:
Micro Surfacing began Monday, May 6, and will run through Saturday, May 18 on the following roads:
W. Chelsea Court
E. Chelsea Court
Middleton Recreation Drive
Arnold Lane
Donaldson Drive
McIntyre Circle
Paukie Island Drive
Hanna Avenue
Mark Avenue
Wesley Avenue
Suzanne Avenue
Frame Avenue
Harvey’s Bend
Habersham Avenue
Hugh Street
Perryclear
Motorists are encouraged to use extra caution when approaching work zones. For more information, call the Beaufort County Engineering Department at 843-255-2700.
