Charleston County News Release

MEDIA CONTACT

Name:   Jennie Davis, Charleston County Public Information Officer

Phone: (843) 958-4012

Email:   jdavis@charlestoncounty.org

Release Number: 3036

Release Date: July 31, 2009

See project information online: http://www.ccroadwise.org/folly_maybank.html

Temporary Traffic Shift on Old Folly Road for Intersection Improvements

Traffic shift to begin at night on Sunday, Aug. 2

Both lanes of traffic on Old Folly Road, between Maybank Highway and Folly Road, will be shifted over to the west-bound lane beginning the night of Sunday, Aug. 2, in order to allow crews to remove the sidewalk and curb along the east-bound side of Old Folly Road. The construction is part of the Folly Road and Maybank Highway intersection improvement project.

The process of moving the traffic lanes will occur at night. Drivers choosing to use Old Folly Road are encouraged to drive with caution. Once the shift process is completed, traffic will continue to flow in both directions through two narrower lanes with a water-filled barrier placed between the traffic lanes and construction zone.

After crews remove the sidewalk and curb, new utility lines and a storm drain line will be installed. The traffic shift and construction activities on the east-bound side of Old Folly Road are expected to continue through the end of October 2009.

Any other road work on the project that could disrupt traffic will be announced through news releases issued to local media and posted on both the Charleston County Government and Charleston County RoadWise Web sites.

The intersection improvements for Folly Road an Maybank Highway, expected to be completed by the spring of 2010, are funded by the Transportation Half-Cent Sales Tax and managed by the Charleston County RoadWise Program.

When completed, the Folly Road and Maybank Highway intersection improvements will include:

• Signaled left turns, with mast-arm stoplights, from Folly Road onto Old Folly Road and from Old Folly Road onto Maybank Highway.

• New, lighted and landscaped medians on Maybank Highway, Folly Road and Old Folly Road. 

• Sidewalks with pedestrian lighting along Maybank Highway, Folly Road and Old Folly Road.

• New storm water drainage facilities with a new 60-inch drainage pipe crossing underneath Maybank Highway and Wappoo Creek Drive as well as new curbs and gutters throughout the project area.

• New pavement markings, including crosswalks and signs.

The public can get up-to-date project information, including construction status and traffic alerts, online at http://www.ccroadwise.org/folly_maybank.html.

Charleston County RoadWise is the name of Charleston County Government’s management program for the construction of roads, highways, resurfacing, paving and drainage projects that are funded by the Transportation Half-Cent Sales Tax.

Visit the official Web site at www.ccroadwise.org for public meeting notices and up-to-date news and information about all Charleston County Transportation Sales Tax projects.