The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has scheduled a dedication ceremony Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022, for the "Harry Bancroft 'Buck' Limehouse Jr. Memorial Highway" on Johns Island.
The ceremony will begin at 3 p.m. at 1135 Main Road, Johns Island.
On Feb. 23, 2022, the SCDOT Commission approved a resolution to name Main Road on Johns Island beginning at US Highway 17 and ending at SC Highway 700 as the "Harry Bancroft 'Buck' Limehouse Jr. Memorial Highway" citing his extraordinary accomplishments and service to the State of South Carolina.
A native and life-long resident of Charleston, Limehouse served as South Carolina's first Secretary of Transportation from 2007 to 2011; and served as Chairman of the SCDOT Commission from 1994 to 1999. During his tenure as SCDOT Commission Chairman, he was instrumental in the creation of the State Infrastructure Bank (SIB) in 1997 and served as a member of the SIB's board from 1997 to 1999 where he was involved in the initiation of several major transportation projects totaling in the billions of dollars in value. Those projects included the Cross Island Parkway, the Conway Bypass (SC 22), the Carolina Bays Parkway (SC 31) and the US 17 Ace Basin project.
Limehouse, who held a life-long appreciation for the natural beauty of South Carolina, championed the effort for SCDOT to acquire Sandy Island in Georgetown County. This preservation purchase permitted SCDOT to create a mitigation bank of 9,000 acres and allowed key coastal projects to move forward at an accelerated rate. This action also protected Sandy Island from further development.
Limehouse died on Feb. 3, 2022.
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