BLYTHEWOOD, S.C. — The Town of Blythewood has proposed plans in place to change traffic flow on Blythewood and Langford Roads.
Street Squad spent the morning at the Food Lion off Blythewood Road to talk to people in the community about stories they want WLTX to cover.
One person mentioned growth within Blythewood. She says she enjoys all the new restaurants and businesses coming to the area, but she's worried about traffic. One of her concerns is how packed the roads are during rush hour and safety.
Street Squad went to the Town of Blythewood to find out if there were any plans for traffic improvement to alleviate congestion on two of their busiest roads.
The Mayor of Blythewood, Bryan Franklin, says this is something the town has been looking into for several years.
"One of our top priorities, and in my administration absolutely, is to control the traffic flow and prevent some of this congestion that we're having."
The mayor says they've working with the South Carolina Department of Transporation (SCDOT) to create a plan.
Town officials confirm a new 600 home subdivision will be constructed off of Langford Road.
A roundabout could be added to the intersection of Blythewood Road, Creech Road, and McNulty Street. This is the same intersection where McDonald's is located. There will be an additional roundabout placed in front of the Cobblestone Park neighborhood.
Blythewood Road would also expand to two lanes on each side of traffic.
At the end of Blythewood Road where it meets with Highway 21, there is a dead end. Town Officials say they would construct a road at the dead end and connect Blythewood Road with Langford Road.
"The intent is to expand Blythewood Road all the way from the intersection here at Main Street down to Muller Road, where Muller Road Middle School and Fairfield Electric Coop are, make it four lanes so we have easier traffic, more navigable there, turn lanes so you don't have to wait for the traffic in front of you."
At this time, Franklin says SCDOT is buying rights of way. He anticipates the project to be well underway over the next year or two.
"If we can alleviate the traffic problem, everybody would be a lot happier and people would get to work sooner and quality of life would improve."