Roads & transportation in South Carolina local government
What South Carolina city councils, county boards and school districts are deciding about roads & transportation — plain-English summaries written from official agendas and minutes, updated as meetings happen.
1,061 South Carolina meetings since 2024 covered roads & transportation. Counts are directional — coverage varies by place and platform.
Places in South Carolina with the most roads & transportation activity
- Charleston, SC (314)
- Mount Pleasant, SC (89)
- Lancaster County, SC (48)
- Surfside Beach, SC (41)
- Summerville, SC (40)
- Lexington, SC (37)
- North Myrtle Beach, SC (36)
- York County, SC (36)
- Horry County, SC (31)
- Aiken County, SC (30)
- Port Royal, SC (28)
- Columbia, SC (25)
Latest matching meetings
Committee reviews drone pad, parking lot, and new homes for approval
The North Myrtle Beach Technical Review Committee will review several new development applications, including a drone pad for an Amazon distribution center, a pay parking lot conversion, and new single-family homes. The committee will also consider old applications for single-family homes and a revised plan for Cherry…
City reviews plans for new fire complex and 88-unit Long Savanna development
The Technical Review Committee is reviewing nine site plan and subdivision applications. Key items include a new fire operations complex, a freestanding emergency department, and multiple phases of the Long Savanna development. The committee also reviews road construction plans for the Long Savanna Parkway and a…
Downtown Advisory Board to review draft Downtown Roadmap and Master Plan
The Beaufort Downtown Advisory Board is meeting to review minutes, discuss old and new business, and hear a presentation from Studio Main on their draft 'Downtown Roadmap and Master Plan' findings, followed by Q&A. The board will also discuss the scope of its role, a possible extension or modification of the Downtown…
Board to hear briefings on trails, SCDOT projects, data centers, and legislature
The Appalachian Council of Governments Board of Directors will meet to approve minutes, recognize employee anniversaries, and receive briefings from the Upstate Greenways & Trails Alliance, SCDOT, and staff on data centers and legislative activity. No votes on substantive items are listed; the agenda consists of…
TRC reviews McDonald's, storage, mixed-use, and Long Savannah plats
The City of Charleston Technical Review Committee will review seven site plans, subdivision plats, and road construction plans via Zoom. Items include a new McDonald's, a storage facility, a mixed-use building, and multiple phases of the Long Savanna development. The committee provides technical review only; final…
CTC to review road projects and select roads for funding
The Lancaster County Transportation Committee (CTC) is meeting to discuss updates on previously funded/approved projects and to consider road selections for future funding. The agenda includes a finance report, citizen comments, and approval of prior meeting minutes. No final decisions are listed; items are for…
GTA board to vote on BEB charger maintenance contract and invoices
The Greenville Transit Authority Board of Directors is meeting to approve the July 23, 2026 meeting minutes, review staff and financial reports, and take action on two items: paying GTA invoices and authorizing a contract with Camber for BEB charger maintenance and support. Public comments are limited to 3 minutes per…
Committee to review street closures for Love Your Block, Tailgate, Run, Parade
The Special Events Committee will meet virtually to discuss and potentially approve several event applications involving street closures and large gatherings. Items include a community celebration with a mural unveiling, a tailgate event, a road race, and a high school homecoming parade. The committee will also…
Planning Commission reviews street naming for The May neighborhood at 1095 May River Road
The Bluffton Planning Commission will adopt the minutes from July 22, 2026, and hear public comment. The only new business item is a request to approve street names for two streets in The May neighborhood, which includes associated townhome lots. The property is located at 1095 May River Road in the Residential…
Council votes on hospital deal, 11-acre rezoning, and FY26-27 millage rate
The Fort Mill Town Council will hold public hearings and vote on a fourth amendment to the development agreement with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority. The body will also finalize a zoning change for approximately 10.986 acres and set the millage rate for the fiscal year 2026-2027. Additionally, the council…
TRC reviews 10 site plans, subdivisions, and road plans
The Technical Review Committee will review ten applications for site plans, subdivision concept plans, preliminary plats, and road construction plans. Items include new townhome developments, commercial buildings, and revisions to previously approved plans. The meeting is held via Zoom.
Planning Commission to weigh rezoning 806 Magnolia Road from SR-2 to DR-9
The Planning Commission will consider a request to rezone 806 Magnolia Road in West Ashley from Single-Family Residential (SR-2) to Diverse Residential (DR-9), which would allow higher-density housing. The agenda includes 24 written public comments, with most residents opposing the change due to concerns about…
Council to hold public hearing on budget amendment and road closure
The Williamsburg County Council will hold a public hearing and regular meeting to consider a budget amendment ordinance (2026-08) and a resolution to close an unnamed dirt road on property owned by Suttons 156, LLC. The council will also take first readings on ordinances to purchase the Staples Lake Boat Landing and…
Council to buy out 12 homes on Converse Drive using federal disaster funds
The Aiken County Development Committee will vote on resolutions to purchase wastewater treatment equipment, distribute local accommodations tax funds, and certify abandoned buildings. The most significant item is the authorization to use federal disaster recovery grants to buy out twelve flood-impacted homes on…
Committee recommends naming wastewater plant, Salley Jail resolution, SRF loan
The Aiken County Development Committee met and recommended approval of several items, including an ordinance to name the wastewater treatment facility, a resolution to disclaim county ownership of the Salley Jail, and a resolution to apply for a state loan for a sludge dryer. They also approved minutes and received…
Planning Commission to review rezoning, annexations, street renaming, and 68-lot subdivision
The North Myrtle Beach Planning Commission will consider several land-use items, including a street renaming, a rezoning of six parcels, four annexation requests, and a major subdivision plat. They will also review a minor amendment to the Robbers Roost Planned Development District. The meeting includes approval of…
Planning Commission to consider adding Pennies 5 projects to TCO overlay
The Fort Mill Planning Commission will consider a text amendment to the Zoning Regulations to add the Pennies 5 (2024 Pennies for Progress) projects to the Transportation Corridor Preservation Overlay District (TCO). This item was deferred from the July 21 meeting. The commission will also receive information about a…
Committee to discuss filming rules and $2.26M federal grant for smart traffic signals
The Traffic and Transportation Committee will discuss a proposed amendment to the Special Events Ordinance to include filming and photography guidelines, and will consider after-the-fact approval to submit a $2,257,805 USDOT ATTAIN grant application for an AI-powered traffic system at 19 intersections. The grant…
Council to vote on rezoning 2298 Mt. Pleasant St. to General Office
The Charleston City Council is meeting to consider several zoning changes, including a request to rezone 2298 Mt. Pleasant St. and 1302 Hester St. from Single-Family Residential to General Office. The council will also vote on other rezonings, approve contracts and grants, and make appointments to city boards. Public…
Council to approve $7.6M Johns Island Rec Center contract amendment
The City Council's Committee on Ways and Means is reviewing a series of contract approvals, grant acceptances, and property transactions. Key items include a $7.66 million amendment for the Johns Island Recreation Center, an $18.45 million change order for the WL Stephens Aquatic Center, and several smaller contracts…
Council to vote on rezonings, annexations, and $2.3M in contracts
The Columbia City Council will hold a regular meeting with public input, consent agenda items, and multiple public hearings and votes on zoning and annexation requests. Key actions include approving contracts for software, elevator maintenance, police services, vehicles, and road resurfacing, as well as several…
Council to discuss water/sewer access without annexation for Gates property
The Lexington Town Council work session will discuss several items, including a request from the Gates family for water and sewer service without annexation for their property at 186 Zenker Rd, an update to the street light ordinance, a request from Pilgrim Point for street light funding, and a proposed Cross…
Committee to review stormwater agreements, culvert funding, and sidewalk maintenance
The Public Works and Utilities Committee is meeting to consider accepting maintenance of sidewalks and easements, approving stormwater review agreements, and authorizing funding for drainage and flood projects. Items include a $1.875 million federal appropriation for culvert improvements, a change order for the…
CEDC to approve FY 2026-2027 budget and Main Street resolution
The Clinton Economic Development Corporation is meeting to approve its FY 2026-2027 budget, review financial statements, and assign a nominating committee. The board will also consider a resolution for Main Street and hear board reports. The agenda includes standard procedural items like minutes approval and…
Council to consider annexation, zoning changes, and road closure
The Fountain Inn City Council will hold a formal meeting with several first readings of ordinances, including annexation of property at 107 Milacron Drive, a zoning change at 604 North Woods Drive, amendments to the Unified Development Ordinance, and closing a portion of Add Court. The council may also enter executive…
BAR-L reviews new hotel, MUSC medical building, apartments, and storefront changes
The Board of Architectural Review – Large will consider eight applications, including conceptual approval for a new hotel at 194 Cannon Street, a MUSC medical building and parking garage at 5 McClennan Banks Drive, and preliminary approval for an apartment complex with public parking at Radcliffe and Saint Philip…
Committee to review street closures for Lowcountry Nosh, Citadel football, charity run
The Special Events Committee is meeting virtually to review and discuss several event applications, including street closures and large gatherings. They will consider a street closure for the Lowcountry Nosh festival, a charity run in Hampton Park, and Citadel football games, among other events. The meeting also…
Review of Cornerstone Church's new Riverside Campus development plan
The Development Review Committee will consider a final development plan for Cornerstone Church's new Riverside Campus, including site improvements for an assembly hall, offices, stormwater, and parking on 41.3 acres zoned Agricultural and Rural Mixed Use south of May River Road.
Board of Architectural Review to consider new hotel and medical building projects
The Board of Architectural Review – Large will review several applications for new construction and exterior alterations. The board is deciding on conceptual, preliminary, and final approvals for various commercial and residential projects.
Planning Commission to consider two commercial rezonings
The Gaffney Planning Commission will hold a public hearing and consider a request to rezone 100 Beltline Road from General Residential to General Commercial. They will also revisit a tabled motion to rezone two parcels at 120 Hamshire Dr. (the Palmetto Patriots Home) to General Commercial. Additionally, the commission…
Board to hear tree removal, variance requests for 6 properties
The Board of Zoning Appeals-Site Design will consider appeals, variances, and special exceptions related to tree removal and parking regulations for six properties. Items include a reconsideration of a denied grand tree removal at 50 & 52 South Battery Street, multiple tree-related variances at Ripley Point Drive, and…
Board to hear tree-removal appeals and parking variances
The Board of Zoning Appeals – Site Design will consider several requests for variances and special exceptions related to tree preservation and parking lot design. Notable items include a reconsideration of a denied grand tree removal at 50 and 52 South Battery, multiple requests to omit the 15 protected trees per acre…
Council to discuss UDSO noise, parking, traffic, and trespassing changes
The Pickens County Council's UDSO Ad Hoc Committee is meeting to discuss proposed changes to the Unified Development Standards Ordinance (UDSO), focusing on noise, parking, traffic, and trespassing. The agenda includes a presentation from the Sheriff's Office on noise ordinance enforcement and a discussion of…
Council to consider transferring Highland neighborhood properties
The Spartanburg City Council will hold a first reading of an ordinance authorizing the city manager to execute an agreement for the transfer of scattered site properties in the Highland neighborhood. The council will also receive an update on the Downtown Transportation Plan and discuss a potential mixed-income…
Florence City Council to vote on rezoning, lease, and housing incentives
The Florence City Council will hold its regular meeting on August 10, 2026, with several ordinances and resolutions up for consideration. Key items include second readings for a lease agreement with Pee Dee Healthy Start and a rezoning of 107 South Homestead Drive, plus first readings for amendments to the Public…
Council to vote on $275M water bonds, tax relief sales tax
The Greenville City Council will hold a formal meeting with several public hearings and votes. Key items include a public hearing on abandoning a portion of Spartanburg Street, final votes on appropriations for school resource officers, opioid recovery funds, and Hurricane Helene grants, and first readings for zoo…
Council to consider drone bans, beach lease, $76,500 erosion contract
The Folly Beach City Council will hold its regular meeting with several first and second readings of ordinances, including bans on drone-assisted fishing and drone operation rules, a lease for city property, and a septic inspection requirement for short-term rentals. They will also vote on resolutions awarding…
Lancaster County hosts Intergovernmental Luncheon for regional updates
Lancaster County Council and representatives from five local governments are meeting for an intergovernmental luncheon. The session includes updates from the South Carolina Department of Transportation and state legislative representatives.
TRC reviews 12 site plans, subdivisions, and a 1,514-acre development plan
The City of Charleston Technical Review Committee will review 12 applications for site plans, subdivision plats, road construction plans, and a PUD master plan. Most items are in review cycles, with several receiving 'Revise and Return' results. The largest is the Point Hope Long Range Neighborhood Plan-South, a…
TRC reviews 12 site plans, subdivisions, and plats for Charleston
The Technical Review Committee will review 12 items including site plans, preliminary plats, road construction plans, and a PUD master plan. Projects include a medical office building, multi-family developments, a Walmart expansion, a multi-use pathway, and a large 982-lot preliminary plat for Point Hope. All reviews…