South Carolina

[cjk374]

I leave for Pawley's Island on May 30th. I'll be coming in on I-20, exiting onto SC 39, go through Orangeburg, to US 301, to US 521, to US 17 to our resort. Is there anything I need to be warned about along these routes?

[Zzonkmiles]

For those of you who live in or travel through Columbia and need to get to Richmond or Washington DC, do you prefer to go I-20/95 or I-77/85/95? Mapquest says 20/95 is slightly shorter, but I just don't like I-95 in NC. Traffic doesn't flow as easily and the road just seems to drag on. After all the widening and road construction, I-85 between Charlotte and Greensboro is much more pleasant. If this way is longer, it's only by maybe 15 minutes or so. So my vote goes to I-77/85/95, but I'm curious to see what you all think.

Could I kindly ask a moderator to take this post and the posts related to it and separate them from this thread and consolidate them into a new topic? I didn't know where to post this question originally since it could go on the South Carolina or Virginia (or even North Carolina) pages. But maybe it would be more appropriate as a standalone topic in the Southeast board. I have more I want to say about this topic, but now realize this conversation would be better kept separate from the South Carolina-specific page. Thanks in advance, and my apologies. 

[Henry]

Everybody knows that connecting I-126 to SC 277 is purely pie in the sky. And I don't see the need for another spur into downtown, with the aforementioned two already there.

[D-Dey65]

Google Maps gives the southbound I-95 Santee Rest Area the street name of "Southrest Lane." Is that official, or is it something Google made up?

[Mileage Mike]

Interstate 526 killed by SC State officials and NIMBY's in Charleston.

http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20151106/PC16/151109596

[The Ghostbuster]

Is this cancelation permanent?

[Mileage Mike]

Is this cancelation permanent?

Theoretically it's possible that the road could still be built.  But with the rapid development occurring in the proposed corridor, the cost will probably be approaching $1B by the time they realize they screwed up by not building it.  At which point if it ever does get built, it would likely have to be a tollway.

[D-Dey65]

Interstate 526 killed by SC State officials and NIMBY's in Charleston.

http://www.postandcourier.com/article/20151106/PC16/151109596

Christ, they're going to do the same shit they've done in other Metro Areas and create the same damn problems!

[froggie]

Hard to say.  That's a roadway with a huge price tag and HUGE environmental impacts.  I just don't think the traffic relief is worth those costs.  Nevermind that the Charleston area is overbuilt anyway....all it'll take is another Hugo and half that development will be wiped out.

[Alex]

Carter forwarded this to me this morning. The S.C. 153 extension will stem north from the partial interchange with US 123 than veer west and north to Saluda Dam Road.

Plan to relieve U.S. 123 traffic moving forward

The $20 million extension of Highway 153 appears to be moving forward after a regional transportation planning group fired off a blistering letter to members of Congress complaining that the project remained mired in red tape eight years after local officials had designated it a high priority.

The 3.4-mile project is designed to reduce traffic congestion on U.S. 123 by giving motorists an alternative route to certain destinations.

The plan would extend Highway 153 beyond its intersection with U.S. 123, taking it over railroad tracks and along Rolling Hills Circle behind the Walmart-anchored Easley Town Center.

The proposed route would connect with Prince Perry Road on the other side of Walmart and from there continue across undeveloped land to Saluda Dam Road.

The road would have two lanes with a paved medium in the middle and sidewalks and bicycle paths along the stretch behind Walmart, said Tommy Elrod, Upstate program manager in SCDOT's Greenville office.

Heather Robbins, acting director of environmental services with SCDOT in Columbia, said her agency hopes to have the necessary permit from the Army Corps of Engineers by late summer of 2016 and can issue bids for the highway work after that.

[Eth]

I was in Charleston this past weekend and noticed this pretty old-looking sign assembly at the corner of Meeting and Spring. Are these leftover signs from an old alignment of US 17? (They'd still work today with "TO" banners added.)

[Mapmikey]

I was in Charleston this past weekend and noticed this pretty old-looking sign assembly at the corner of Meeting and Spring. Are these leftover signs from an old alignment of US 17? (They'd still work today with "TO" banners added.)

US 17 did use Spring to Meeting but stopped doing so decades ago.  These signs visually look about the same as they did 30+ years ago.  This is the last white border US route marker in SC I am aware of...

Mike

[noelbotevera]

I was in Charleston this past weekend and noticed this pretty old-looking sign assembly at the corner of Meeting and Spring. Are these leftover signs from an old alignment of US 17? (They'd still work today with "TO" banners added.)

US 17 did use Spring to Meeting but stopped doing so decades ago.  These signs visually look about the same as they did 30+ years ago.  This is the last white border US route marker in SC I am aware of...

Mike

How has anyone noticed these? What an antique!

[NWI_Irish96]

My apologies.  Not attempting to hijack a thread but need an opinion on a specific Myrtle Beach hotel from people who live in/near or frequently travel there.  If you can be of assistance, please PM me.

[PColumbus73]

Here is my idea on how to fix 20/26.

[brownpelican]

I like it. Nice use of the C/D lanes.

[PColumbus73]

Thanks! I think in order to solve the 20/26, the surrounding exits need to be grouped in, especially between St Andrews and 20

[D-Dey65]

Some anonymous IP posted I-395 at the on the I-95 in South Carolina article on Wikipedia, and I know that there has been a huge reconstruction project at I-95 and US 301 near Santee.
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interstate_95_in_South_Carolina&oldid=704677923

So is this intended to be a real I-395?

[WashuOtaku]

Some anonymous IP posted I-395 at the on the I-95 in South Carolina article on Wikipedia, and I know that there has been a huge reconstruction project at I-95 and US 301 near Santee.
https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Interstate_95_in_South_Carolina&oldid=704677923

So is this intended to be a real I-395?

Some one just screwing around, it has since been removed.

[D-Dey65]

Some one just screwing around, it has since been removed.

Yes, I saw that. But what is it going to be? I still can't find the article about it, or any thread that we had here.

[WashuOtaku]

Some one just screwing around, it has since been removed.

Yes, I saw that. But what is it going to be? I still can't find the article about it, or any thread that we had here.

The person may be just doing some future highway thing in his/her head and making changes in Wikipedia because they can.  There is no way a new interstate would fly under-the-radar and suddenly exist without someone reporting it. 

[D-Dey65]

Hey, did anybody know that the Interstate 95 Exit Information Guide still thinks the Pee Dee Rest Areas are open. I mean it'd be cool if they were, but they aren't.

http://www.i95exitguide.com/rest-areas/south-carolina-rest-areas/

Or did they actually rebuild and reopen them?
 

[Mapmikey]

Hey, did anybody know that the Interstate 95 Exit Information Guide still thinks the Pee Dee Rest Areas are open. I mean it'd be cool if they were, but they aren't.

http://www.i95exitguide.com/rest-areas/south-carolina-rest-areas/

Or did they actually rebuild and reopen them?
 

They were still closed when I was last through there in Nov 2015.

When still open, the mosquitoes there were terrible...

Mike

[D-Dey65]

Hey, did anybody know that the Interstate 95 Exit Information Guide still thinks the Pee Dee Rest Areas are open. I mean it'd be cool if they were, but they aren't.

http://www.i95exitguide.com/rest-areas/south-carolina-rest-areas/

Or did they actually rebuild and reopen them?
 

They were still closed when I was last through there in Nov 2015.

When still open, the mosquitoes there were terrible...

Mike

Me too, and if the mosquitoes were as bad as you say, I'm glad I never explored that place. Something about it has always intrigued me though, and I've never been able to figure out what it was.

[The Ghostbuster]

Next time, why don't you guys bring plenty of bug spray!