MURRELLS INLET, S.C. (WMBF) – Authorities in portion of Georgetown County are asking drivers to be mindful of a improve on Highway 17 Small business.
The Georgetown County Sheriff’s Office said the velocity restrict in the area of Wachesaw Road and Hammock Avenue has been lessened from 35 miles per hour to 25 miles for each hour.
In its statement, the section wrote over 7,500 folks travel every day on what authorities explained as “arguably the most congested, pedestrian susceptible, route in Georgetown County.” More than the very last 3 many years, deputies stated 21 of the 34 accidents on Highway 17 Small business have transpired in that spot.
The sheriff’s place of work extra that it worked with the South Carolina Department of Transportation in cutting down the pace limit as a security measure.
“More Georgetown County accidental deaths are from targeted traffic incidents than any other trigger,” claimed Georgetown County Sheriff Carter Weaver. “And this is 1 additional action in making certain the safety of pedestrians and motorists, many of whom are site visitors unfamiliar with the highway’s adjoining parking heaps and corporations.”
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