The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) will hold a Public Information Meeting and is requesting public comments for the proposed S-47 (Baskins Hill Road) bridge replacement project over Baskins Creek in Lancaster County.
The meeting will be held on Thursday, January 13, 2022, from 5 to 7 PM at the Rich Hill Fire Department located at 3089 Rocky River Road, Heath Springs, SC 29058. SCDOT staff will be available to discuss the concept design and project details, and members of the public will have an opportunity to provide written comments.
As a part of its 10-Year Plan that includes replacing deteriorating bridges, SCDOT proposes to replace the existing S-47 (Baskins Hill Road) bridge structure with a new bridge on the same alignment. Traffic will be detoured during construction. SCDOT estimates that construction could start in early 2023 and take approximately 12 months to complete. The existing bridge is structurally deficient and load-restricted. More information can be found on the project website https://scdotgis.online/s47bridge (Not compatible with Internet Explorer).
Comments can be made at the public information meeting, on the project website, by emailing SCDOT Project Manager Melissa Jackson at JacksonMA@scdot.org, or by mailing a letter to Melissa Jackson at SCDOT, 955 Park Street, P.O. Box 191, Columbia, SC 29201-3959.
If you have limited internet access or have any questions about the project, please contact SCDOT Project Manager Melissa Jackson at 803-737-9929 or at JacksonMA@scdot.org to request additional information. Persons with disabilities who may require special accommodations should contact Ms. Betty Gray at 803-737-1395.
This project is part of SCDOT’s 10 Year Strategic Plan that is focused on replacing aging bridges, resurfacing deteriorating roadways, making rural roads safer, and improving key portions of interstates across South Carolina after more than 30 years of deferred maintenance due to lack of funding. SCDOT will replace or reinforce more than 465 structurally deficient bridges across the state by 2027.