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Allison Love, Transportation Manager
York County Agricultural Building
PO Box 148
6 South Congress St.
York, SC 29745
(803) 684-8571 - Phone
(803) 684-8596 - Fax
engineering@yorkcountygov.com
Functions
The Transportation Division of the Engineering Department was established to oversee the design and construction of roadway and trail projects within the unincorporated areas of York County. The Division also manages the state gasoline tax, or C-funds as they are commonly known, for all roads in York County.
Enhance and protect the public's quality of life, health, safety, and well being by providing engineering services that promote the development of community facilities and infrastructure. By establishing standards, reviewing designs for compliance, and inspecting transportation facilities for implementation fo set standards, the Transportation Division provides for longer-lasting and safer roadway, sidewalk, and trail systems.
Responsibilities
- Review development plans from developer’s engineers for compliance with York County, the South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control (SCDHEC) and the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) design standards.
- Review design plans and technical specifications from engineering consultants for York County Capital Projects in accordance with York County, SCDHEC and SCDOT design standards.
- Provide design services for minor roadway (i.e. C-Fund & One Cent Gravel Roads/Critical Needs Resurfacing) projects, including the acquisition of right-of-way.
- Provide inspection services for developments, SCDOT/SCDHEC improvement, and other York County department construction projects in accordance with York County, SCDHEC and SCDOT design standards.
- Develop and/or revise York County design standards and ordinances in order to properly review submitted documents from all possible sources.
- Provide customer service and technical assistance to all York County departments, other government agencies, consultants, vendors, developers, public, etc. for all projects on an as needed basis.
- Provide long-range infrastructure planning for future York County Engineering Department and Capital Improvement projects.
- Develop Request for Proposals (RFP)/Request for Qualifications (RFQ)/Invitation to Bid for consultant or contractor services. This includes reviewing and evaluating all proposals, qualifications and/or bids for recommendation to the York County Council.
- Provide program management for Capital Project Sales Tax Program projects.
This Office Does Not:
- Provide plans and technical specifications for Capital Improvement Plan or large-scale roadway projects.
- Review plans and technical specifications for roadway projects outside designated boundaries or service areas (i.e. inside City limits).
- Repair pot holes, install driveway culverts on County roads, or issue County encroachment permits. (Contact York County Road Maintenance Department at (803) 628-3185).
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| FAQs (Click Question to View Answer)
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Through the 1997 and 2003 Capital Sales and Use Tax Referendum, York County plans to improve and widen several roadways. Details of these road projects and their locations can be viewed at www.penniesforprogress.net.
York County encourages developers to construct sidewalks as part of new residential and commercial development plans, but York County does not have a funding program for the installation of sidewalks along existing County-maintained roads. If you live along a SCDOT-maintained road or within city limits, you are encouraged to contact your local SCDOT office or city council to request that your sidewalk project be considered for construction if funding resources are available.
There are two options to begin the process to have a road closed or taken out of the county’s maintenance system. 1) Any individual may obtain their own Attorney to process the closure request. York County would be notified and would attend the closing hearing but the decision to close or remove a road from the York County maintenance system would be that of the master in equity judge. 2) The other option is to send a request in writing to the County Engineer. On your request, please include your name, address, and a day-time telephone number where you can be reached to discuss details of the process. There are several steps in the overall process including mailings, advertisements in the newspaper and a public hearing that would need to be completed. This process normally takes anywhere from 12 to 18 months and does not guarantee the closure or removal of a road from the maintenance system.
If the stormdrain is located on private property, you will need to speak to Environmental Compliance at 803-684-8571. If it is located on public property, you will need to call Public Works at 803-628-3185.
Most of the existing County roads are not wide enough to accommodate paving. The final paved road must be at least 18 to 20 feet wide with a three to four foot flat shoulder and proper ditches to handle stormwater.
The construction of the new paved surface may take place on one or both sides of the existing roadway depending on limiting obstructions (trees, fences, etc).
York County representatives look at several criteria in setting speed limits for its roadways, including roadway alignment, sight distance, the weighted average speed, crash history, and proposed development. Speed limits must be reasonable and ultimately enforced by local law enforcement. The County has also established a speed table (bump) program. For information about this program please contact the York County Engineering Department.
Traffic signal requests should be made to the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) District Office at (803) 377-4155. SCDOT representatives will study the intersection for proper signalization and base the need for a signal by studying traffic volumes, reviewing the crash history and conducting a field investigation to determine if a signal will create a safer driving environment. In addition, SCDOT field technicians repair malfunctioning or damaged signals.
Contact the York County Public Works Department at (803) 628-3200.
The York County Council has set up a long-range transportation plan to meet countywide needs, including unpaved roads, through the appointed Transportation Committee. County staff developed a formula that attempts to provide a fair and equitable way of determining which projects should receive funding and in what order. This formula takes the following items into consideration:
- Number of residents per mile of roadway – This is a ratio that gives a weighted demand factor for each road. The higher the density, the higher the overall ranking.
- School Bus Route – A road receives bonus points if school buses pick up or drop off of students.
- Age of the roadway – A road receives bonus points if it was in existence before 1982.
- Existing conditions of the roadway – The road receives bonus points if it has any extreme conditions such as safety, high maintenance cost, or cut-thru traffic.
The points are totaled and the roads are ranked based on their overall score. The York County Council uses this ranking as a guide in their selection of projects to be funded with the C-Fund Gasoline Tax money.
York County staff evaluates paved roads every two years, and considers the condition of each road, the amount of traffic using the road, how much maintenance was required throughout the previous year and the age of the asphalt surface in the evaluation. These conditions help County staff to prioritize paved road repair and resurfacing needs. If you think your road needs to be resurfaced, contact York County Engineering.
No. Individual developers are required to put in all proposed infrastructure needs to support their subdivision.
Please contact York County Public Works - Road Maintenance at 803-628-3185.
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