Transportation Ad Hoc Committee - Oct. 27, 2026

Richland County Transportation Ad Hoc Committee meeting, held October 27, 2026 (as identified in the title; metadata is dated October 28). The committee approved an increase of up to $400,000 in contingency for the Atlas Road design project. Staff cited $293,261 in identified design changes and requested roughly $150,000 more contingency. The work includes redesigning Phase 1 near a sewer force main and detention basin, with SCDOT and CSX reviews, and revising Phase 2 plans to retain the existing lane configuration and avoid costly sewer and utility relocations. Staff said the Phase 2 changes could save hundreds of thousands of dollars in construction costs. For the Crane Creek neighborhood improvement project, staff described an immediate $38,900 need and recommended increasing contingency for floodplain-related design changes; the transcript does not clearly capture the final motion or vote on this item.

The committee also approved using the condemnation process to acquire parcels needed for the Smith Rocky Branch Greenway, Decker Woodfield neighborhood improvements, Lower Richland Boulevard widening, and Broad River Corridor roadway improvements, while allowing for second-opinion appraisals and continued negotiations. In an informational update, staff presented a sidewalk funding procedure that would allocate $4.1 million annually to sidewalk infill and $12.3 million to scored pedestrian-safety and access projects; no action was taken on the procedure. Staff also reported that Pine View Road widening was expected to begin construction the following month and that Atlas Road Phase 2 was nearing a bid solicitation.