CHARLESTON COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) – Charleston County leaders have officially initiated the County Transportation Committee 2023 Resurfacing Plan B project.
This $9.5 million project has been in the works for about a year now, but this week they are finally beginning construction. The project will consist of resurfacing roads throughout the county from James Island to West Ashley to North Charleston and Mount Pleasant.
County leaders say the plan is to start working in the area of Ashley Phosphate Road to Rivers Avenue. They will begin by removing the top of the road to give it a flat surface, then they will patch it and fix any bad cracks or potholes. Once that is completed, they will add an inch and a half of new asphalt as well as brand-new striping and markings to improve both the condition of the road and its appearance. Each area that is worked on will have different needs but the ultimate goal of the project is to improve the roads in the county in all of the areas that taxpayers reside in.
This project was funded through state gas tax money. County leaders saw that they were often receiving complaints from community members about potholes and rough roads causing damage to cars, so they wanted to resolve that. Project manager Zachary Liollio said that they want to utilize citizens’ tax dollars to cater to their needs. He shared his goal for this project.
“Better roads to drive on. That’s one thing we hear a lot is potholes causing damage to vehicles,” Liollio said. “We try to go after the worst offenders first and fix what we can while we are there, but also just improving the overall transportation of the structure of Charleston County because each of these roads is a part of a larger county network.”
Liollio said that the work on Ashley Phosphate and throughout the county should not cause any significant traffic delays since they plan to work at night. Throughout the fall and winter, crews will be moving from area to area, working on getting these roads fixed. Liollio said getting this work done is essential.
“So, projects like this are important because they really bring a greater level of value to the taxpayers. That’s one thing we hear a lot about is potholes especially doing damage to vehicles. Flooding concerns and whatnot. We try to come in and put a new surface down and really improve the existing conditions that our drivers face daily.”
Project leaders have exactly one year to complete this project, but they are anticipating completion in early spring of 2025. A full set of plans can be found here.
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