CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Shovels hit the ground Monday at Huger Street and King Street, signaling the start of the second and final phase of a drainage improvement project.
“We fought tirelessly trying to get this done and now it’s going to be a reality,” said Charleston City Councilman Robert Mitchell during a groundbreaking ceremony. “So, we can look back and say, ‘our work wasn’t done in vain.’”
Construction will bring a new pump station and stormwater storage feature to the Downtown Charleston intersection with a history of flooding. According to city leaders, the problem has even caused businesses to close.
“We had an after-school program right on King Street there. She left because, three times, she had to renovate her place three different times because of the flooding,” Mitchell shared.
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