<body><div><img src="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?type=thumbnail_580x000&amp;url=02uPxd_0wD5fdmM00" alt="https://img.particlenews.com/image.php?url=02uPxd_0wD5fdmM00" width="1320" height="743" >MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCIV) — A start date is now in sight for the I-526 Long Point Road Interchange Project.The busy Mount Pleasant corridor was awarded a $195 million federal grant this week, fully funding the remaining cost.The goal of the improvements is to find a smoother way to move trucks off I-526, in and out of the port without adding to everyday traffic. Mayor Will Haynie said congestion has been a major issue for the three nearby neighborhoods.Crews will build a flyover designated just for trucks and add sound walls to reduce any increase in noise. Original proposals for the plan drew some concern.“The biggest problem with this when it first came out was the flyover came out of the port and all the way across the interstate and over our neighborhoods. And that's noise and that's displacing a couple of homes,” the mayor explained.That’s not happening anymore, he said.Instead, the flyover will come out of the port and go straight onto the interstate, keeping it far from surrounding neighborhoods and saving any homes from being displaced.Mayor Haynie said it took time and effort but that this final product is exactly what the town advocated for.“I’m proud of two things,” he said. “The way our citizens came together and worked together to get those designs done. And the way the state fast-tracked this and understood what we need because having that port there is great for our economy, but the logistics of getting those trucks in and out had to be improved.”Mayor Haynie also said the design keeps the left-hand turn from Long Point Road onto Belle Hall Parkway.The project is expected to move into the design-build phase in 2025. By the following year, drivers can expect to start seeing work in the area that officials hope will wrap up within two to three years.</div></body>

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$195 million grant secures I-526 interchange project, aims to ease congestion

MOUNT PLEASANT, S.C. (WCIV) — A start date is now in sight for the I-526 Long Point Road Interchange Project. The busy Mount Pleasant corridor was awarded a $195 million federal grant this week, fully funding the remaining cost. The goal of the improvements is to find a smoother...