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Highway improvements aim to cut down commute times in Mt. Pleasant

ByRob Way|January 8, 2020 at 12:19 PM EST - Updated January 8 at 12:19 PM

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCSC) - Charleston County officials are set to move forward with a million-dollar project designed to drastically reduce commute times along Highway 41 in Mount Pleasant.

The project focuses on the intersections where Highway 41 meets Highway 17 and Joe Rouse Road.

The current plan is an interim one and aims at relieving congestion along the highway until a larger project is done. That final project is not set to be complete until 2025 while this project could be done as early as this summer.

Commute times from Harpers Ferry to Gregorie Ferry Road will be brought from 15 minutes to a little less than six minutes, according to the plans. The Harpers Ferry to Hamlin Road stretch will drop from just under 18 minutes to just under eight minutes.

One of the fixes is reconfiguring the existing signalized intersection at Joe Rouse Road and Highway 41. The county’s plans said that intersection is “approaching capacity and will continue to see increased congestion.”

The other fix would change the signal timing at Highway 17 and Highway 41. A construction project here would also take place. That looks at providing additional traffic relief and significant reductions in delays for the entire corridor.

The design and permitting phases on this project are scheduled to be completed in the next few months while the construction is set to be done this summer.

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