Over $20 million in proposed federal spending bill could help finish Carolina Bays Parkway project

CONWAY, S.C. (WMBF) – Federal funds may very well be heading to Horry County to assist end a long-standing highway mission.

The workplace of Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) mentioned Wednesday that the invoice consists of $22 million for an “interchange extension” in Horry County.

County spokesman Thomas Bell confirmed to WMBF Information that the cash would go towards the northern extension of Carolina Bays Parkway on Freeway 31.

The Carolina Bays Parkway mission has been some extent of rivalry between officers and residents for quite a few years on account of proposals that noticed roads lower via farms and different areas close to the South Carolina/North Carolina state line.

It’s additionally the topic of a $42 million lawsuit in opposition to Horry County and the South Carolina Division of Transportation, during which a contractor accused the SCDOT of hindering its work on the mission and inflicting it to not meet a deadline.

The extension is a part of Horry County’s RIDE III sequence of highway initiatives, supported by a penny gross sales tax that can expire in Might 2025. As of Wednesday, the ultimate part of the mission continues to be thought-about “on schedule.” It’s set to enter a design stage within the spring.

The invoice in Congress additionally consists of almost $1.10 million towards science and well being gear for Francis Marion College, $4.6 million towards city park enhancements in Kingstree and almost $425,000 for water plant enhancements in Cheraw.

The invoice is about to be voted on within the Home of Representatives this week.

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