JAMES ISLAND, S.C. (WCBD) – Nearly 1,000 James Island residents signed a petition opposing a safety measure that the South Carolina Department of Transportation plans to implement.
The Folly Road Safety Project aims to improve conditions for bicyclists, pedestrians, and drivers. However, both the Town of James Island council and residents have a problem with the proposed concrete medians that would be added on the five-mile stretch. It’s a cause for concern for those who live right off the main roadway.
“They will end up using our neighborhoods as cut-throughs to get to their present location, and currently we have middle school traffic in our location and stuff like that,” Marilyn Clifford, a representative for the Centerville neighborhood, said. “It’s just too much, and nobody understands unless they’re from this area.”…