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Rush hour traffic is already a headache. With more development coming and little room to expand, what’s Greenville’s plan? ASHLEY BONCIMINO | STAFF
aboncimino@communityjournals.com While it’s too late to prevent today’s ongoing Woodruff Road traffic quagmire, officials are looking ahead to other high-traffic, high-congestion areas to alleviate problems before they get worse.
One of Greenville’s most congested corridors, Augusta Street – which helped elect Greenville Mayor Knox White two decades ago – surprisingly isn’t one of them, according to city officials. “That really bad section between Church Street and Mauldin Road, right near Church to Faris, we don’t have any plans to relieve that congestion,” said City of Greenville Engineering Services Manager Dwayne Cooper. “That involves widening the road, and that’s just not going to happen.” High residential home values and existing retail make the area attractive to developers, though much of the corri-
dor is built out already, said NAI Earle Furman agent Ted Lyerly. On the south end of Augusta, the Pickwick shopping center – which includes Greenvillebased Coast Apparel – is fully leased and doing well, while the relocation of boxing gym 9Round bodes well for the area, he said. In addition, the development of a “one-of-a-kind” upscale two-story Harris Teeter on Augusta will likely have an impact, Lyerly said. The N.C.-based grocer announced plans in December to re-enter the Greenville market with the Augusta location. To be located in a redesigned Lewis Plaza, the 52,000-squareAUGUSTA continued on PAGE 8
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