DORCHESTER COUNTY, S.C. (WCSC) – The South Carolina Department of Transportation is looking to propose road improvements in Summerville.
The intersection of US 17 Alternate and S-13, also known as Central Avenue in Dorchester County, has had a high crash rate in recent years.
There were a total of 44 crashes between 2016 to 2020, 12 of which resulted in injuries, according to SCDOT.
The plan would introduce a roundabout, which the department says would help keep us safe when driving.
“There are only eight conflict points in a roundabout,” Hannah Robinson, Media Relations Manager for the SCDOT, said. “This is a way that we can prevent crashes. There’s a constant flow of traffic and there’s no backing up, as long as people are using the roundabout correctly. It is a way to increase capacity, to drop those travel times and also keep people safe.”
SCDOT is holding a public information briefing at Gregg Middle School in Summerville on Sept. 25 from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. regarding their plans for road improvements.