GOOSE CREEK, S.C. (WCBD)- The City of Goose Creek has secured several millions in federal funding to help improve pedestrian safety along a dangerous stretch of highway.
The city was awarded $6 million for improvements in the St. James Avenue corridor through the Transporation Department’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) grant program.
Federal transportation officials said the funding will be used to address lacking pedestrian infrastructure, including inadequate lighting and unsafe crossings, along US-176.
Data from the 2022 American Community Survey (ACS) shows that roughly 6% of Goose Creek residents walk as their primary mode of transportation to work.
The St. James Avenue corridor plan is one project intended to make travel safer for those commuters.
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The proposed project includes the construction of a 3.28-mile shared-use path with better crosswalks and signalized intersections, which federal officials said will help reduce the overall risk of traffic collisions and enhance public safety by separating walkers and bicyclists from vehicular traffic.