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William Hilton Parkway Gateway Corridor Project. The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is proposing to make improvements to the US 278 corridor between Bluffton and Hilton Head Island.
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In October 2022, Hilton Head Town Council and Beaufort County agreed to proceed with the U.S. 278 corridor project. The agreement paves the way for an environmental assessment from federal and state agencies to take place. It also states the project will move forward with the proposed 6-lane, single-bridge design and a committee will be formed of t...
On July 7, 2021, the S.C. Department of Transportation (SCDOT) released its Environmental Assessment – or EA as it is sometimes called – for the William Hilton Parkway corridor project, including replacement of the US 278 bridges to Hilton Head Island. This long-awaited document identifies the SCDOT’s preferred alternative for the roadway, mapping ...
Growth on Hilton Head Island has been limited or encouraged by the capacity of the road leading to the island. In 1956, a two-lane toll swing bridge was constructed, opening Hilton Head to vehicular traffic for the first time. In 1982, a four-lane bridge was constructed, replacing the old swing-bridge. That year, 500,000 tourists visited the island...
Our study of data collected by SCDOT shows that there are points of congestion outside of the project study area that SCDOT defined and examined – both to the south and north – that are contributing to the congestion in this area. In addition, vacationers are not a significant cause of congestion – instead, its predominately commuters moving on and...
The Town wisely retained a land planner, MKSK, to study the Stoney area and make recommendationson how the roadway should look, function and be designed. Those efforts are already bearing fruit – recommendations on streetscaping, bike and pedestrian infrastructure, and lane width reductions are all included. Their plan would significantly limit the...
SCDOT’s plans for the William Hilton Parkway corridor and bridge replacement will result in significant impacts to the human environment, including native communities like Stoney which has been designated a Traditional Cultural Property (TCP) eligible for the National Register of Historic Places. A more thorough and rigorous Environmental Impact St...
While SCDOT’s preferred alternative is not entirely off base, substantial improvements are needed to address the significant impacts that will result, greater coordination is necessary between the local land planner and SCDOT, and a more robust EIS analysis is warranted. Now is the time to voice your concerns about the project, before the designs a...
There are several ways to share your thoughts on the preferred alternative. On Thursday, July 22, 2021, from 2 PM – 7 PM, SCDOT will host a public hearing at the Island Rec Center at 20 Wilborn Road. The deadline to submit written comments to SCDOT Is August 22, 2021 through their website here, by email to info@scdot278corridor.com, or by mail to C...
2 days ago · The town will pay $48.1K to have 110 meetings broadcast a year, adding on the William Hilton Parkway Corridor meetings, which weren’t previously broadcast ... For example, Hilton Head Island’s ...
On February 21, 2023, Town Council authorized the creation of a William Hilton Parkway Corridor Independent Review Advisory Committee, which will play an integral part in the Town's comprehensive review of the William Hilton Parkway Gateway Corridor Project.
Fix the transportation issues in the corridor in a way that improves the safety and quality of life for all residents, workers and visitors to Hilton Head Island: Address transportation needs for natural disasters and resiliency of island access. Consider future transportation alternatives.
