The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has plans for some safety updates to Poinsett Highway + River and Richardson Streets.
Let’s hop honk to it and take a look at the proposed changes.
Poinsett Highway
- Landscape + concrete medians with a barrier to prevent pedestrian crossings.
- High-visibility crosswalks and mid-block crosswalks
Final plans should be done in 2025, after SCDOT collects public comments, with construction beginning in 2026.
River and Richardson Streets
- A two-way bicycle track along the north side
- High-visibility pedestrian crosswalks
SCDOT also suggested lowering the speed limit to 25 mph. After comments are collected, final designs will be done in the fall + construction should begin in 2025.
