The Town is excited to announce that work has begun on the installation of sidewalks from the Pecan Ridge neighborhood to the Fort Mill Parkway on the east side of Whites Road.
In 2021, the Town of Fort Mill and York County submitted for a CMAQ (Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality) grant for sidewalks along Whites Road. This was in response to concerns from residents in the Waterside, Pecan Ridge and Dominion Bridge neighborhoods that students couldn’t safely walk to nearby Forest Creek Middle and Catawba Ridge High schools. Town of Fort Mill Planning Director Penelope Karagounis said the project is a collaborative effort between local governments and their residents.
“This is a true example of the positive impact a local advocacy group can have on their community,” Karagounis said. “By working together, we were able to provide current and future generations of students the ability to safely walk to school.”
The overall cost of the project is $1 million. Though both the Town and County contributed money, this is a state project being coordinated by the S.C. Department of Transportation (SCDOT).
Once complete, the new 5-foot-wide sidewalk will stretch about a half-mile from Fort Mill Parkway/Whites Road to Forest Creek Middle School, will connect to already existing sidewalks at that school, will connect again from the school to the Pecan Ridge neighborhood and finally will connect to existing sidewalks linking the Pecan Ridge and Waterside neighborhoods. The project is tentatively scheduled to be complete by the end of April, though that date is dependent on the weather.