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Beaufort-Jasper Water & Sewer Authority has been focusing on an area near Buckwalter Place as the potential site of a water tower in Bluffton.
The area near that intersection of Bluffton and Buckwalter parkways scored highest in an evaluation of four potential sites, BJWSA director of engineering Rebecca Bowyer said at a Town Council workshop last month.
Bowyer said BJWSA had not selected an exact location for the water tower and told council members the utility would consider a suggestion to take a closer look at another site near the Buckwalter Recreation Center.
The water tower is part of a project “to improve the flow of water to the growing area in and around” Bluffton, a BJWSA news release said.
Two-vehicle crash in Bluffton slows Monday morning traffic on Highway 170 (Source: Gray News) By WTOC Staff | May 3, 2021 at 11:21 AM EDT - Updated May 3 at 11:21 AM
BLUFFTON, S.C. (WTOC) - The Bluffton Fire District and Beaufort County EMS responded to a car crash this morning at Cherry Point Road and Okatie Highway, according to a Facebook post from the fire district.
Around 7:00 a.m. Bluffton’s Engine 334 arrived on the scene of a crash between two vehicles. One car had rolled over and the driver was entrapped. Crews extricated the driver from the vehicle, and two people were transported to a local hospital, according to the post.
Motorists should expect brief delays on Jasper County Highway 17
Road crews begin the $42 million project to widen and improve the road connecting to Savanah. Share Updated: 7:57 PM EDT Apr 22, 2021
Road crews begin the $42 million project to widen and improve the road connecting to Savanah. Share Updated: 7:57 PM EDT Apr 22, 2021
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Show Transcript CHANGES ARE COMING TO ONE OF THE BIGGEST ARTERIES CONNECTING SOUTH CAROLINA TO SAVANNAH. OUR JESSICA BATTISTA JOINS US NOW LIVE ON HIGHWAY 17 IN JASPER COUNTY TO EXPLAIN. JESSICA? RIGHT NOW-ALL YOU SEE ARE A BUNCH OF ORANGE CONES AND TWO LANES. SO THE BIG THING OUT HERE IS EXPECT DELAYS. BUT IN THE END. THESE TWO LANES WILL TURN INTO FOUR. THIS 42 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT WILL WIDEN HIGHWAY 17 FROM JASPER COUNTY AND INTO SAVANNAH. YOU LL SEE CONSTRUCTION FROM THE INTERSECTION OF SC 315 NEAR HARDEEVILLE-TO THE BACK RIVER BRIDGE-
Beaufort County plans Bluffton library renovation, New Riverside branch
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The Beaufort County Library System has two major projects planned for Bluffton scheduled to begin this spring: a renovation of the Bluffton Branch Library and site assessments for a new library branch proposed for the burgeoning New Riverside area.
About 60 percent of the Bluffton Branch Library will get an overhaul starting in March, the county said this week.
Work at the library, located at 120 Palmetto Way, includes relocating and expanding the children s area and adding a large room dedicated to children’s programs. The main fiction section for adults will assume the space of the former children’s area, the library system’s website says. The teen area will be relocated and enhanced. Community meeting rooms will be created from previously open spaces. New furniture, flooring, and paint are included.