More than 60 state roads, bridges — including those in Horry and Georgetown — still closed after Matthew
More than two weeks after Hurricane Matthew hit South Carolina there are still more than 60 state roads and bridges closed because of storm damage and flooding.
The state Department of Transportation reports that 55 roads and 6 bridges remained closed Sunday. The department expects about 20 of them to reopen to traffic before Thanksgiving.
Most of the closed roads and bridges are in Dillon and Horry counties.
The department reports that the Socastee swing bridge over the Intracoastal Waterway in Horry County is again operating and boat traffic can pass.
Almost 100,000 cubic yards of storm debris has been removed from state roads and highways since Matthew hit.
SCDOT is working to repair infrastructure damaged by Hurricane Matthew. In addition to infrastructure repair, SCDOT is also leading a significant effort to remove storm related debris.
Damage assessment teams continue to review infrastructure damage and prepare estimates and quantities necessary to perform repairs using in-house and contractor forces. SCDOT bridge inspectors are also working to assess support structures for damage, and other conditions such as scour.
Included below is summary information regarding closures and debris accomplishments:
Georgetown County
Anticipated opening after Thanksgiving
Old Pee Dee Road from Cohen Drive to Carvers Bay Road
Undetermined opening date
Exodus Drive from Platersville Drive to Bromell Drive
Gapway Road from Kent Road to Garrison Road
Plantersville Drive from Jackson Village to Exodus Drive
Horry County
Anticipated opening before Thanksgiving
Highway 45 from Gurley Road to Danny Road to County Road
Pee Dee Highway from Antioch Road to Shady Grove Road
Anticipated opening after Thanksgiving
Red Bluff Road from Highway 666 to Holly Hill Road
South S.C. 701 from Highway 67 to West Highway 19
State Road 23 from S-1136 to S-1115
Undetermined opening date
Depot Road from U.S. 501 Business to Dobros Road
Highway 19 from Playcard Environmental Center to S.C 410
Highway 19 from Adrian Highway to McNabb Shortcut
S.C. 905 from Kingston Street to Glass Hill Drive
Lees Landing Circle from Burriss Road to the Dead End
Lees Landing Circle from Kenworth Circle to Lees Landing Road
Parts of Lees Landing Circle
Old Reeves Ferry Road from S.C. 905 to Gray Oaks Drive
Peachtree Road from the end of S-611 to S-616
Red Bluee Road from S.C. 90 to S.C. 905
Waccamaw Drive from U.S. 501 to the Dead End
This story was originally published October 24, 2016 at 4:21 PM with the headline "More than 60 state roads, bridges — including those in Horry and Georgetown — still closed after Matthew."