LEXINGTON, S.C. — The town of Lexington's traffic committee is set to meet Wednesday morning to discuss what can be done to three of the town's most difficult intersections.
It's no shocker that Lexington traffic can be a nightmare, especially at rush hour.
A group of committee members are hoping to find solutions to three separate intersections during a meeting tomorrow morning.
"It is a group of volunteers, along with some town staff and local professionals that hear citizen complaints, citizen concerns relating to traffic and or transportation items," said Randy Edwards, Lexington director of transportation.
The committee's focus will be on Old Chapin Road and Old Cherokee Road, Highway 378 and Northside Drive, and the 378 Sunset Split.
At Old Chapin Road, they'll be discussing a possible need for an extension or addition of the right turn lane from Old Chapin onto Old Cherokee.
Locals who live nearby said they'd welcome this change.
"I think anytime you can extend a lane to honestly any road in Lexington, it's going to be beneficial. There's so much population growth and so many new homes being built. I think the infrastructure needs to keep up," Jeff Tarpley, a Lexington resident said.
Then at Hwy 378 and Northside, the group will be talking traffic patterns related to the homes zoned for Meadow Glen schools, with a specific emphasis on routes taken to the school, particularly with the absence of connectivity from Ginny Lane out to Mineral Springs Road.
And finally the Sunset Split, which is the town's next phase of the Corley Mill Gateway Project, that has right of way acquisition starting this season, and construction starting in about a year and a half.
Edwards explains the committee's goal is to recommend meaningful traffic changes if necessary to council, and to be a voice for local residents.
"A lot of concerns that do get brought to us are really SCDOT roadways, those types of things, so we're able to at least lobby on their behalf, to present ideas or even to inform citizens of where we're at with maybe the next road project," Edwards said.
Tomorrow morning's meeting gets underway at 8 a.m. at 111 Maiden Ln, Lexington, SC 29072 on the third floor conference room.