HARDEEVILLE — The state Transportation Infrastructure Bank has agreed to commit $91 million to build a rare new exit off Interstate 95 in the fast-growing S.C. Lowcountry, according to Sen. Tom Davis, R-Beaufort.
The SIB board unanimously approved a term sheet for the Exit 3 Interchange project in Jasper County, SIB COO Charles Cannon confirmed. The deal states that the money will only be for the interstate exit and will be paid to the S.C. Department of Transportation.
“Hardeeville and southern Jasper County are among the fastest-growing areas in the nation,” Davis said in a statement. “Exits 5 and 8 are already overwhelmed, and every new neighborhood adds to the strain…