Mount Pleasant Magazine March April 2019

north mount pleasant www.NorthMountPleasant.com | www.ParkWestNeighborhoods.com | www.BrickyardHomes.com NMP Councilman Josh Whitley. Whitley explained why these road improvements are necessary. “It is a two-lane road serving 25,000 cars per day. Although it is an important commercial road for all of our businesses and industries that Clements Ferry Road serves, it is a quality-of-life issue for those sitting in traffic every single day,” Whitley said. “By improving Clements Ferry Road, commute times will be shortened, and, most importantly, safety will be strengthened.” Residential and commercial development in this bustling corridor show no signs of slowing down. Whitley noted that with the development of Cainhoy Plantation, which is larger than Daniel Island, explosive growth is on the way, making infrastructure-improvement projects such as the Clements Ferry Road widening vital in preparing to meet that growth. Whitley added that the recreation component to phase two – the multi-use pedestrian path – is important not only for federal funding but also for “quality of life for the residents of this corridor.” He said this portion of the project will “offer alternate modes of transportation, with the hope that it will help reduce the number of cars on this heavily traveled road.” Whitley, who was at the final public hearing on Clements Ferry Road phase two, held on April 26, 2018, said the No. 1 concern speakers expressed was about the raised concrete barriers, which were later addressed in the adjusted engineering design. Because Clements Ferry Road is located entirely within Berkeley County, neither Charleston County nor the town of Mount Pleasant have been as involved with this project as they are with improvements on Highway 41 from Highway 17 to the new Wando River Bridge. Whitley pointed out, however, that Berkeley County has coordinated with Charleston County and Mount Pleasant on the “interface between the widening of Clements Ferry Road phase two and the future widening of Highway 41 to ensure that lane