Town of Summerville Planning Area - BCD Council of Governments

3.1 – Complete Berlin G. Myers Parkway; Widen Bacons Bridge Road, DorchesterRoad, and US‐78 (Fifth Street North)In November 2004, Charleston and Dorchester counties passed local sales taxes dedicated to fundtransportation improvements. Funding has been programmed through CHATS for 2.5 million dollars per year tomatch Dorchester County’s sales tax revenue. In this manner, federal funds have been leveraged to addresstransportation needs. Of the 22 transportation items identified by DCTA, the following projects areprogrammed in the current (2007‐2012) CHATS Transportation Improvement Plan (TIP):1. Berlin Myers Parkway (SC‐165 to US‐17A): Project programmed in the bonding package, with CHATS’stotal projected share to be $5.58 million. (SAFETEA‐LU Earmark funds have been identified for thisproject.)2. Bacon’s Bridge Rd. (currently 4 lanes to just past SC‐61): Programmed in the Cost‐Share category,project cost will be paid with CHATS Guide‐share and Dorchester County sales tax funds, with CHATStotal projected share of $3 million to year 2012.3. Dorchester Rd. (US‐17A to Trolley Rd.): Programmed in the Cost‐Share category, project cost will bepaid with CHATS Guide‐share and Dorchester County sales tax funds, with CHATS total projected shareof $3 million to year 2012.4. US‐78 (Berlin Myers Pkwy. to CHATS boundary): Programmed in the Cost‐Share category; project costwill be paid with CHATS Guide‐share and Dorchester County sales tax funds. Bonding package onlyincludes intersection improvements between Berlin Myers Pkwy. and Jedburg Rd. with $1.5 millionprogrammed in the CHATS TIP through 2012.3.2 – Add medians to Bacons Bridge Road and US‐78 (Fifth Street North)Bacons Bridge Road widening from 2 to 4 lanes ‐ Modeling figures show a 40% gain in traffic capacity on BaconsBridge Road when a landscaped median is constructed in conjunction with proper access management measuresfor the Bacons Bridge Widening from 2 to 4 lanes.Compared to the widening from 2 to 4 lanes with a continuous center turn lane, the planted median provides aboost in traffic capacity.US‐78 (Fifth Street North) widening from 2 to 4 lanes – Modeling figures show a 17% increase in capacity onFifth Street North when a planted median and on‐street parking is constructed with the widening between HuffStreet and Cedar Street.An increase in traffic capacity is achieved by the planted median and on‐street parking when compared towidening with a continuous center turn lane.More information is provided in the supplemental BCD Travel Demand Modeling Scenarios.Transportation Design Element Page 12