Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments
Transportation Planning

GSATS Draft 2010-2015 TIP

A series of Public Meetings will be held on June 30th and July 1st to discuss GSATS Draft 2010-2015 TIP. There will be opportunities for the public to comment on the “Draft” at each meeting. Times and locations are as follows:

Tuesday, June 30th 12:00 pm North Myrtle Beach Training Room 1015 2nd Ave South, North Myrtle Beach 5:00 pm Myrtle Beach City Hall 937 Broadway Street, Myrtle Beach Wednesday, July 1st 10:00 am Horry County Government and Justice Center Multipurpose Room D 1301 Second Avenue, Conway 2:00 pm Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments 1230 Highmarket Street, Georgetown

We are also encouraging any interested parties to submit written comments. Those sent to either address below and received on or before July 26th, 2009 will be considered: GSATS’ Draft 2010-2015 TIP  c/o Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments 1230 Highmarket Street Georgetown, SC 29440-3227

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The Grand Strand Area Transportation Study (GSATS) Policy Committee is the Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for the Myrtle Beach Urbanized Area. Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments and the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) Planning Section are designated as the MPO staff. The Council provides a Transportation Planning staff, through Federal and local (Horry and Georgetown Counties) funding, to administer the transportation programs, collect and compile land use data and gather any additional planning data required. The Council also provides transportation planning for the rural areas of Georgetown, Horry and Williamsburg counties.

The transportation staff works with local governments, the GSATS Policy Committee, SCDOT, Waccamaw Regional Board of Directors and the Federal Highway Administration in the implementation of the Safe, Accountable, Flexible, Efficient Transportation Equity Act: A Legacy For Users (SAFETEA-LU) and the Rural Planning Grant.

For FY 2008 through FY 2010, the GSATS Policy Committee approved a Transportation Improvement Program (TIP) that included 28 roadway projects and 14 transportation enhancement projects. The budget for the roadway and enhancement projects for the three year period is in excess of $13 million. In FY 2005, the transportation staff concluded its work with local planning staffs on finalizing the GSATS 30 Year Long Range Plan.

The transportation staff continues to work with the SCDOT Planning Section on a regional level for transportation improvements for rural areas of the three county region.

Related Information:

GSATS 2008-2010 Transportation Improvement Program (PDF) Draft GSATS American Recovery and Reinvestment Act TIP Amendments (PDF) Draft GSATS American Recovery and Reinvestment Act Part 2 TIP Amendments (PDF) GSATS 2008 Annual Listing of Obligated Projects (PDF) GSATS 2008-2011 TIP Amendments for Public Comment       Roadway (xls)      Enhancements (xls) Kings Highway Corridor Study - Executive Summary (PDF) - Final Presentation (PDF) GSATS Public Participation Process (PDF) GSATS 2006-08 Transportation Improvement Program (PDF) GSATS Long Range Plan Executive Summary (PDF) SC Department of Transportation East Coast Greenway

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