Today at 5pm South Carolina Department of Transportation held a public meeting at the Horry County Government Complex. This meeting was time for the general public to view proposed widening of Glenn's Bay Road and the intersection of Glenn's Bay Road and US 17 Bypass. SCDOT representatives were on hand to answer questions and concerns from residents and area business owners.
I asked Brian Dix of SCDOT if people were fairly receptive about the changes , or have there been a lot of complaints and concerns, he said, "I think people like the changes, there have been few negative ones, but overall we have gotten a warm response, to the plan". The Glenn's Bay area widening is a small project compared to the 707/US 17 Bypass interchange project.
Tom Herron, a resident of The Lakes in Surfside and also a business owner travels through the Bypass 17 and Glenn's Bay intersection multiple times each day. He says, "up until recently it's been bearable and this is not coming anytime to soon, because the traffic load that is coming through there at 65 mph is unbelievable." There is one entrance and exit to his community which is right off of Bypass 17, "coming out and trying to take a left, it can take you a long time, and it is dangerous, there are about 3 or 4 accidents there a month", he said.
Glenn's Bay road a total distance of 1.6 miles long will include a center two-way left turn lane, curb & gutters along with a sidewalk on both sides of the road. The stoplight on the Bypass will stay where it is. This traffic light will direct people onto the Bypass from Holmestown and Glenn's Bay roads.
If you are traveling north of south on Bypass 17 you will no longer have to stop at a stoplight, you will now travel an overpass at the intersection at Glenn's Bay Road and Holmestown Road.
Construction for this project is planned to start in 2011 and be completed within 3 yrs.
We will be adding more information, a few pictures and video from this public meeting within the next couple days, stay tuned. Feel free to leave us your comments and ask any questions if you have them.
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I asked Brian Dix of SCDOT if people were fairly receptive about the changes , or have there been a lot of complaints and concerns, he said, "I think people like the changes, there have been few negative ones, but overall we have gotten a warm response, to the plan". The Glenn's Bay area widening is a small project compared to the 707/US 17 Bypass interchange project.
Tom Herron, a resident of The Lakes in Surfside and also a business owner travels through the Bypass 17 and Glenn's Bay intersection multiple times each day. He says, "up until recently it's been bearable and this is not coming anytime to soon, because the traffic load that is coming through there at 65 mph is unbelievable." There is one entrance and exit to his community which is right off of Bypass 17, "coming out and trying to take a left, it can take you a long time, and it is dangerous, there are about 3 or 4 accidents there a month", he said.
Glenn's Bay road a total distance of 1.6 miles long will include a center two-way left turn lane, curb & gutters along with a sidewalk on both sides of the road. The stoplight on the Bypass will stay where it is. This traffic light will direct people onto the Bypass from Holmestown and Glenn's Bay roads.
If you are traveling north of south on Bypass 17 you will no longer have to stop at a stoplight, you will now travel an overpass at the intersection at Glenn's Bay Road and Holmestown Road.
Construction for this project is planned to start in 2011 and be completed within 3 yrs.
We will be adding more information, a few pictures and video from this public meeting within the next couple days, stay tuned. Feel free to leave us your comments and ask any questions if you have them.
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