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For six years, out of town experts have studied traffic on Johns Island.
However, on Tuesday night, local experts told the county what they think of
plans to widen their roads. It seems their opinions haven’t changed much
since discussions began in 2001.
When you’re driving along, the trees draping over the roadway are hard to
miss along a historic stretch of Bohicket Road on Johns Island. It’s a part
of the rural, Lowcountry feel.
“If anybody wants to do anything positive for Bohicket Road, that's enforce
the speed limit. The trees are not the problem. It's the drivers,” said Sam
Brownlee, who’s lived on Johns Island for more than twenty years.
On Tuesday night, St. Johns High School was the place to be for locals to
discuss a study underway right now. It’s suggesting roads like Bohicket
should be widened to help deal with the rising number of people in the area
and those passing through on their way to Kiawah and Seabrook Islands.
“Charleston is known for its preservation. Johns Island has a crown jewel.
Kiawah and Seabrook are beautiful islands. They want to retain their island.
We want to retain ours,” added Brownlee.
In 2001, a survey looked at potential side effects of road changes and in
that survey, people were most concerned with the displacement of their
homes, trees, and churches and cemeteries.
“Growth is everyday, change is everyday, but how you changing it that makes
a difference, how the change is being brought forth,” said Isadora Mikell.
So, the talks continue on, but it seems the opinion of the majority is the
same.
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