JAMES ISLAND, S.C. (WCBD) – Some James Island residents are raising concerns about an intersection on Maybank Highway, as recent updates meant to improve the area are possibly causing the opposite effect.
Charleston County recently installed raised concrete medians on Maybank Highway to make the busy road safer. It’s part of a project meant to improve the area and the Woodland Shores neighborhood. Since they were put in, people living nearby started to notice drivers making dangerous U-turns to get to their destinations.
“It’s just a dangerous situation not only for someone crossing, but also people doing U-turns where there’s really not enough space for most cars unless they go up on the curb to make the U-turn,” Ester Peterson, a Woodland Shores resident, said…