48 www.ReadMPM.com | www.MountPleasantMagazine.com | www.MountPleasantPodcast.com planning and design starting in April 2018 and completed in June 2020. The boulevard was again placed on hold until funding for construction could be determined. In 2021 the town forecasted that the project could be fully funded for construction through its Capital Improvement Plan. “The project was then advertised for construction in February 2024 and the contract for construction was executed in April 2024,” LeMin said. Even though it is contained in only one small area of Mount Pleasant, All American Boulevard was so named to honor Mount Pleasant military heroes killed in the ongoing Global War on Terrorism. Local servicemen honored so far include: • Maj. Edward J. Murphy, Operation Enduring Freedom, Ghazni, Afghanistan, April 6, 2005 • Capt. Richard G. Cliff Jr., Operation Enduring Freedom, Yakhchal, Afghanistan, Sept. 29, 2008 • Sgt. Adam M. Wenger, Operation Iraqi Freedom, Tunnis, Iraq, Nov. 5, 2008 “The primary purpose of the project is to improve traffic congestion on Highway 17,” LeMin said. “But additionally important is providing an alternative route that connects neighborhoods and businesses.” our town
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