Horry County is working with local partners to enhance the aesthetics in Garden City while also providing a higher level of utility service during inclement weather.
The Garden City Streetscape Project is currently in the permitting stage. This multi-phase project involves the relocation of overhead utilities underground, the installation of drainage improvements, and sidewalks in the area.
Phase one includes Waccamaw Drive from the Georgetown County line to Magnolia Avenue, as well as Atlantic Avenue from Waccamaw Drive to the marsh.
The consultant for Santee Cooper and Horry County is currently working to contact some of the homeowners and business owners along the following streets regarding easements for the project:
-South Waccamaw Drive (Georgetown County line to Magnolia Avenue)
-Atlantic Avenue (from the marsh to South Waccamaw Drive)
-South Dogwood Drive (from Magnolia Avenue to Azalea Avenue)
-Magnolia Avenue
-Azalea Avenue
-Holly Avenue
If you own property in these areas, please watch for communications by mail or phone with additional project details.
The scope of the streetscape project extends beyond the power utilities in Garden City.
The five-phase project will also improve drainage, reduce the impacts of high tides, and enhance water quality.
When complete, residents and visitors will also notice brighter street lighting, additional parking, new pedestrian crosswalks at all major intersections, and new asphalt along Waccamaw Drive.
Once work along the southern corridor of Waccamaw Drive is complete, work will shift to phase two, which extends from Magnolia Avenue to Cypress Avenue.
Upon completion of the entire project, similar improvements will be implemented as far north as Melody Lane.
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