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Regional Transportation

Lowcountry Transportation Planning


ANNOUNCEMENTS

  • PUBLIC NOTICE:  Revised 2012 Funding Plan
  • PUBLIC NOTICE:  2012 Enhancement Program Funding Distribution
  • PUBLIC NOTICE:  Updated Construction Cost for Design Build Package D (Bridge Replacement)
  • PUBLIC NOTICE: Lowcountry Council of Governments (LCOG) is seeking comments from the public regarding the use of LCOGs Guideshare funds.  These projects will become amendments to its State Transportation Improvement Projects (STIP) list. The document may be viewed by clicking HERE or at our office located at 634 Campground Road, Yemassee, SC. Comments will be accepted until November 25, 2011 and should be forwarded to: Ginnie Kozak, Planning Director, Lowcountry Council of Governments, PO Box 98, Yemassee, SC  29945-0098; Phone: 843-726-5536; Fax: 843-726-4198; or Email:  gkozak@lowcountrycog.org .
  • US17 ACE Basin Parkway Segment 2 Update ... READ MORE
  • PUBLIC NOTICE: The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is seeking comment from the public on the proposed 2012 Federal Aid Pavement Improvement Program ... READ MORE (34.77KB)
  • US 17 Widening Project in Beaufort County Completed ... READ MORE  (360KB)

INTRODUCTION

       The Planning Department of the Lowcountry Council of Governments has been given the responsibility for transportation planning in the four-county region by the South Carolina Department of Transportation. Those responsibilities take a number of forms, including:

    1.    Preparing and implementing the Long-Range Transportation Plan (LRTP) for the Region. The existing plan [link -1.15MB], is currently being updated and we will be consulting with the public as we go to ensure that the needs of the Region are incorporated.  We have already established a Technical Committee, consisting of the Directors of Planning of Colleton and Jasper counties, the Hampton County Director of Public Works and the Transportation Engineer from Beaufort County. Stakeholders' groups will also be developed.
 
    2.    Administering and monitoring Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) grants/guideshare funds for transportation projects in the Region. Because of recent South Carolina legislation to ensure that projects are selected based on quantifiable transportation needs, we utilize a detailed project decision-making matrix [link- 36KB] that has been approved by the SCDOT commission. Current STIP list for the Lowcountry [link] and Transportation Improvement Projects (TIP) for the Region [TBD-- link provided when complete].
 
    3.    Working with LRTA/Palmetto Breeze and other partners to improve and extend public transportation services in the Region.  Some of the plans that have been completed in the past approximately five years include:
  • Human Services Transportation Coordination Plan [link - 689KB]
  • Vanpooling Pilot Project [link -1 MB]
  • US 278 Bus Service Business Business Plan  [link - 607KB]
  • Bus & Bus Facilities Livability Initiative Program [link - 1.27MB]   
    The LCOG Board has appointed an eight-person Transportation Committee from among its members, consisting of one municipal elected representative and one county council member from each of the four counties.