Recently opened Sweetgrass Basket Boulevard improves traffic flow in Mount Pleasant

By Martine Wolfe-Miller, PIO

MOUNT PLEASANT, SC (Dec. 15, 2009) – Mount Pleasant Mayor Billy Swails and Mount Pleasant Town Council members John Burn, Nick Collins, Linda Page, and Thomasena Stokes-Marshall recently helped OL Thompson Construction CEO and staff cut the ribbon at the newly constructed Sweetgrass Basket Boulevard. The new two-lane road connects Hungryneck Boulevard, which runs from US 17 to the Isle of Palms Connector, to Six Mile Road and provides another alternative for motorists. The new boulevard came under budget and on time and offers an attractive mulched median with palmetto trees and greater pedestrian connectivity with new walkways.

The cost of the project came under the projected budget of $3.4 million and was funded by the Town of Mount Pleasant General Fund and transportation impact fees. This road section will reduce truck transportation in the Six Mile community as most Public Services vehicles will not access the Isle of Palms Connector through that neighborhood. Sweetgrass Basket Boulevard will also provide a more efficient route for fire department vehicles leaving Fire Station 4, on Six Mile Road.

Picture (from left to right): O.L. Thompson Construction project manager Joe Rodgers, O.L. Thompson Construction vice president Dan Thompson, Mount Pleasant Transportation engineer Paul Lykins, Mount Pleasant Councilman Nick Collins, Mount Pleasant Councilwoman Thomasena Stokes-Marshall, Mount Pleasant Mayor Billy Swails, Mount Pleasant Councilwoman Linda Page, Mount Pleasant Councilman John Burn, Mount Pleasant Transportation director Brad Morrison O.L. Thompson CEO, O.L. Thompson Construction trucking division staff Keith Willett, and O.L. Thompson Construction superintendent Eddie Brunson. (Photo by Martine Wolfe-Miller)