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Traffic Alert: Detours and Daytime Lane Closures for the Harbor View Road Improvements Project

Project website: http://roads.charlestoncounty.org/projects/harborviewroad/

Traffic Alert: Detours and Daytime Lane Closures for the Harbor View Road Improvements Project

Charleston County Government announces crews will detour traffic on Harbor View Road starting Sunday, Jan. 22 until Tuesday evening to install storm drain systems. Crews will also conduct daytime lane closures on Harbor View Road for the Harbor View Road Improvements project. All work is weather permitting.

Drivers will have access to all businesses and residential properties along Harbor View Road at all times.

January 22-24:

  • Traffic on Harbor View Road will be detoured Sunday - Tuesday evening

  • The detours and road closure will only occur between 9 p.m. and 6 a.m.

  • Flagmen will be on site to control traffic.
  • Message boards and detour signs will be on site to direct traffic.

January 22- 28:

  • Daytime lane closures will continue on Harbor View Road.

  • The work will occur between 9 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.

  • Flagmen will be on site to control traffic.
  • At no time will the entire roadway be blocked to traffic during daytime operations.

  • At least one lane will remain open to traffic under flagging operations.

Drivers traveling through the project's construction zone are asked to be aware of equipment and crews working in the area at all times.

The purpose of the Harbor View Road Improvements project is to improve traffic flow and safety on Harbor View Road and to provide adequate bicycle and pedestrian facilities. The project will include the addition of a center two-way left turn lane between North Shore Drive and Affirmation Boulevard, the addition of right turn lanes at major intersections, the addition of traffic signals at Fort Sumter Drive and Mikell Drive, the construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Harbor View Road and Fort Johnson Road and the addition of pedestrian and bicycle facilities.

Visit the official website at http://roads.charlestoncounty.org for public meeting notices and up-to-date news and information about all Charleston County Transportation Sales Tax road projects. Anyone with questions about the project can call Charleston County's Transportation Development Department at (843) 202-6140.

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