Construction for Palmetto Pointe Boulevard extension planned to start in January

By: Hannah Rucker

MYRTLE BEACH, SC - The highly anticipated Palmetto Pointe extension project part of Horry County's Ride 3 effort will begin construction in January of 2019 and is planned to be completed by December 2019, according to county engineers.

The project will build off of Palmetto Pointe's dead end and connect to the Sayebrook Town Center to Big Block Road.

"We wouldn't want to open the soil up and log the area in December because throughout the winter you have less sunlight to dry out the soil so it just works out and keeps the timeline shorter by doing it in the Spring." said Kelly Moore, Horry County spokesperson.

Moore says although construction will begin in January, soil will start moving in March.

Some homeowners next to the dead end say they chose to live next to a forest for a reason and are upset. Others consider the extension an added piece of safety to get out of the neighborhood.

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