PrintPrintThe S.C. Department of Transportation has scheduled a public information meeting for Dec. 3 to discuss the Interstate 95 and U.S. Highway 301 interchange modification and Highway 301 connector project.
Staff Report
Published Nov. 19, 2009
The S.C. Department of Transportation has scheduled a public information meeting for Dec. 3 to discuss the Interstate 95 and U.S. Highway 301 interchange modification and Highway 301 connector project.
The meeting will be from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m., in the Lake Marion High School cafeteria located at 3656 Tee Vee Road in Santee.
The project is in response to the $700 million, 1,300-acre Jafza International’s proposed distribution and light manufacturing center.
The informational meeting will provide an opportunity to review and discuss with representatives the SCDOT and the Federal Highway Administration plans for the proposed highway project.
The proposed improvements consist of a modifying the I-95 and Highway 301 interchange from partial access to a full access interchange. The proposed improvements also include building a new location roadway to connect Highway 301 at I-95 to S.C. Highway 6 near Naval Station Road. The US 301 connector is proposed to accommodate a five-lane section from I-95 tapering down to a three-lane section to Highway 6. The connector road also includes a bridge over the CSX railroad approximately halfway between I-95 and Highway 6.
This project is partially funded by SCDOT funding allocated to the Lower Savannah Council of Governments region, congressional earmarks and Orangeburg County.
Displays will be set up in the cafeteria and project team members from the SCDOT and FHWA will be available to discuss the project on an individual basis. No formal presentation will be made at this meeting. A formal public hearing will be held on the project at a later date.
For more information, the public should contact Randall Young, Midlands Regional Production Engineer, SCDOT, at 803-737-4682.
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