The North Myrtle Beach Thoroughfare Plan is a joint project between Horry County and the City of North Myrtle Beach. The study area extends from U.S. Highway 17 in the City of North Myrtle Beach, SC, to S.C. Highways 57 and 90; from S.C. Route 22 to Route 9 in the unincorporated areas of Horry County, as well as incorporated portions of the City of North Myrtle Beach including Little River Neck Road.

Purpose

The purpose of the project is to analyze the existing transportation network and to identify logical connections that create a roadway network within the proposed study area that will sufficiently handle projected travel demands for build out-year 2035.

Benefits

The benefits provided by effective thoroughfare planning are realized by achieving the following objectives:

• Preserving adequate rights-of-way for future long-range transportation improvements; both automobile, public transportation, pedestrian and bicycle
• Making efficient use of available resources by designating and recognizing the major streets that will likely require design improvements;
• Informing citizens of the streets that are intended to be developed as arterial and collector streets, so that private land-use decisions can anticipate which streets will become major traffic facilities in the future; and
• Minimizing the negative impacts of street widening and construction by recognizing where future improvements may be needed and incorporating thoroughfare needs in the County’s comprehensive planning process.
• Location of major utilities and stormwater features that will be needed.
• Promote and maintain the stability of traffic through control of land use patterns.

Final Document

The North Myrtle Beach Transportation Plan was approved by County Council by Resolution on August 18, 2009.

» NMBTP_Cover  [1.5 MB]
» NMBTP_Executive_Summary  [685 KB]
» NMBTP_Table_of_Contents  [173 KB]
» Ch1_Project_Background  [5.3 MB]
» Ch2_Existing_Conditions  [2.2 MB]
» Ch3_Best_Practices  [8.9 MB]
» Ch4_Multimodal_Recommendations  [46.8 MB]
» Ch5_Land_Use  [21.5 MB]
» Ch6_Implementation.pdf  [374 KB]

Maps

» Study Area Map  [4.1 MB]