Public Input Requested on Proposed Improvements to Butler Road in Mauldin

​The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is holding a Public Information Meeting online and in-person for the proposed Butler Road Improvements project in Mauldin in Greenville County.

The meeting will be available on the project website, www.buildingabetterbutler.com, from January 5 through February 5, 2020. The public will also be able to meet in person with project team members on January 14 from 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. at the Mauldin Cultural Center, 101 E. Butler Road, Mauldin, SC 29662. SCDOT is holding the public information meeting in partnership with the Greenville-Pickens Area Transportation Study (GPATS), the City of Mauldin, and the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA).

For health and safety reasons, appointments for the in-person meeting are encouraged and may be made by contacting Casey Lucas at 803-737-1807 or butlerroad@scdot.org. You may also sign up for an appointment on the project website.

"The public will be able to review information, maps, and a video on the proposed project and submit comments through the website and at the in-person meeting," said SCDOT Project Manager Casey Lucas. "Written comments from the public are very important to the planning process for the project, which is being designed to improve safety and traffic flow along Butler Road."

The proposed project would improve a 1.7-mile section of Butler Road extending from North Main Street (US 276) to the Mauldin Senior Center entrance. It includes intersection improvements, two new bridges over Gilder Creek, sidewalk improvements, a multi-use bike/pedestrian path, and a new curb and gutter. The project has been rated a high priority by GPATS and the City of Mauldin. The improvements would cost an estimated $17 million. SCDOT is providing funds to GPATS for the project, which includes a SCDOT match for federal funding.

Persons who require special accommodations may call Betty Gray at 803-737-1395. People without access to the Internet may call Casey Lucas at 803-737-1807 to receive project information.

The Butler Road Improvements project is consistent with SCDOT's 10-Year Plan to improve the quality of the state's roads and bridges. SCDOT is in year four of the plan and ahead of schedule in repaving and resurfacing roads, making rural roads safer, repairing or replacing aging bridges, and improving key portions of our interstates.

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SCDOT Media Contact:

Ted Creech

803-737-1560

CreechJT@scdot.org