Myrtle Beach Using Grant For Bicycle Road Safety Audit

By Katrina Helmer
WMBF News

MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WMBF) – The Federal Highway Administration just awarded the City of Myrtle Beach a grant for a bicycle road safety audit. Myrtle Beach is one of only two cities to win this grant.

FHA staff came into town last week to conduct the survey and come up with some possible solutions to help improve bicycle safety.

The focus of the study is from 6th Avenue South to 31st Avenue North on Ocean Boulevard, which has been determined to be a fairly dangerous stretch of roadway over the years by reported bicycle accidents. According to FHA staff, police reports recorded 27 accidents in the city of Myrtle Beach along Ocean Boulevard from 2009-2014. Fourteen of those accidents were reported in the survey area.

“Hopefully we’re moving in the direction now that we’re solving some of these problems,” says Ryan Harvey, a city engineer. “But maybe just seeing it from a different perspective will help us understand what the problems are. And we can address them maybe more efficiently, maybe more cost effectively.”

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