As school got back into session this week, concerns brewed about traffic generated near a new charter school on one of the Myrtle Beach area’s busiest roads.
Discovery School at Myrtle Beach, a public charter school located at 3790 Highway 90 in Conway, opened this week. But as cars began flocking to the school to drop off and pick up students, motorists in the area became quickly aware of an increase in traffic in the area near the school.
The South Carolina Department of Transportation has already made changes to signal timing to ameliorate the situation, but the school is still working to keep traffic flowing.
School administrators have been working with SCDOT to minimize traffic near the school. On Wednesday, SCDOT adjusted the signals near the school’s entrance in an effort to keep cars moving smoothly, but the school has since requested further changes in hopes of further mitigating traffic, said Principal Michele Banks…