Speed humps requested

Berryhill Road used as a cut-through People who live on the "Kiawah cut-through" are taking steps to cut the speed of motorists through their neighborhood. The Charleston County Public Works department has received an application to put speed humps on Berryhill Road, said engineering manager David Hoops. Thousands of people zip up and down Berryhill Road on their way to and from Kiawah and Seabrook islands. The shortcut lets them bypass the busy Bohicket Road and Maybank Highway intersection. But people who live on Berryhill Road and in the surrounding Johns Island neighborhood say the volume of traffic is too high and pace of traffic is too fast. The very fact that motorists who use the Kiawah cut-through are seeking a shortcut means they are speeding, residents said. The neighborhood includes Walter Drive and Nitsa Road, as well as Everette, Gasque, Suzanne, Jewel, Kay, Raina and Elaine streets. Hoops on Thursday did not have the application in front of him, and didn't have the name of the person who filed it. But he said it included a petition signed by people in the neighborhood. The department will review both to see if the area is eligible for speed humps, Hoops said. Eligibility is based on the number of local residents who support them. "We have some requirements to make sure it's a community endeavor and not just an individual," Hoops said. "We're looking for a majority of consent." If Berryhill Road or Walter Drive, which also forms part of the Kiawah cut-through, are eligible, the county will conduct a traffic study to make sure the volume and speed of traffic justify speed humps.

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