Beaufort police share road conditions list. Miles of routes remain ‘covered’ in snow, ice
As the Hilton Head Island area entered its third day of snow Friday morning, the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office echoed its warning once again: Stay off the roads.
In a Nixle alert sent just before 5 p.m. Thursday morning, the agency shared observations of local travel conditions from on-duty deputies. Dozens of routes and miles of roadway were still covered in snow and ice, they say.
With forecasts predicting highs in the mid-40s Friday afternoon, road conditions should improve throughout the day. But the sheriff’s office is once again worried about melted snow turning back into ice as Saturday morning temperatures dip back below freezing, department spokesperson Master Sgt. Danny Allen said.
Beaufort County residents can also view current road conditions via the county government’s traffic cameras.
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Road conditions as of Thursday afternoon/Friday
Hilton Head
- U.S. 278 has 1 to 1 ½ lanes of travel both eastbound and westbound.
- Sol Blatt Jr. Parkway (Cross Island) is for the most part clear and passable.
- Fly-over from Hilton Head to Bluffton remains completely ice/snow-covered.
Hilton Head Island – South end
- All secondary roads including Pope Avenue, North/South Forest Beach Drive, Arrow Road, and New Orleans Road are all ice-covered.
- U.S. 278 & Palmetto Bay Road intersection is mostly clear with 1 to 1 ½ lanes of travel open. Some spots are ice-covered due to lack of sun exposure.
Hilton Head Island – North end
- All secondary roads including Dillon Road, Marshland Road, Matthews Drive, Beach City Road, Union Cemetery Road, Gum Tree Road, Squire Pope Road, and Spanish Wells Road are all ice-covered.
- U.S. 278, from Indigo Run to Beach City Road and Dillon Road to Coggins Point Road have large areas of ice coverage.
Bluffton
- U.S. 278 westbound has two lanes of travel open and mostly passable.
- U.S. 278 eastbound in the areas of Tanger Outlets, Kitties Crossing, Simmonsville Road, Sheridan Park, Rose Hill, Buckwalter Boulevard and Pinckney Colony has one lane of travel with areas of ice coverage.
- Bluffton Parkway remains ice-covered and hazardous.
- S.C. 46 remains ice-covered and hazardous.
- Many of the secondary roads in Bluffton are still covered with an inch or so of ice and are hazardous.
Okatie
- S.C. 170 from Zaxby’s to the Boathouse remains ice-covered. Several areas with only one lane of travel.
Beaufort, Burton and Shell Point area
- Robert Smalls Parkway is mostly clear for travel with standing water and ice/snow-covered median and shoulders.
- Parris Island Gateway is mostly clear for travel with standing water and ice/snow-covered median and shoulders.
- Boundary Street is mostly clear for travel with standing water and ice/snow-covered median and shoulders.
- Trask Parkway is mostly clear for travel.
- Savannah Highway is mainly clear though a small portion still has ice/snow coverage.
- Broad River Boulevard remains ice/snow-covered.
- Grober Hill Road has large areas that remain ice/snow-covered.
- Castle Rock Road has small areas that remain ice/snow-covered.
- W.K. Alston Drive remains ice/snow-covered.
- Burton Hill Road is mostly clear with ice coverage in the area of Big John Road
- County Shed Road remains mostly ice/snow-covered.
- Goethe Hill Road remains ice/snow-covered.
Burton, Grays Hill, and Seabrook area
- Detour Road remains mostly ice/snow-covered.
- Stuart Point Road remains mostly ice/snow-covered.
- Bruce K. Smalls Drive is somewhat clear in some areas while others remain mostly ice/snow-covered.
- Joe Frazier Road has patches of thick ice, specifically in the area of Cherokee Farms Road
- Burton Wells Road from Joe Frazier Road to the Rec Center remains covered in thick ice. From the Rec Center to Pine Grove Road have patches of ice/snow coverage.
- Pine Grove Road from Joe Frazier Rd. to County Shed Road has patches of thick ice
- Shanklin Road remains mostly ice/snow-covered.
- Laurel Bay Road is still largely ice/snow-covered.
- Morral Drive remains ice/snow-covered.
- Mroz Road from Laurel Bay Road to Bay Pines Road remains ice/snow-covered.
Dale, Lobeco, Sheldon, and Big Estate area
- Kinlock Road remains mostly ice/snow-covered.
- Keans Neck Roadremains mostly ice/snow-covered.
- Charleston Highway remains mostly ice/snow-covered
- Old Sheldon Church Road remains mostly ice/snow-covered
- Castle Hall Roadremains mostly ice/snow-covered
Lady’s Island area
- Lady’s Island Drive lanes of travel are mostly clear and wet with ice/snow-covered median.
- Sea Island Parkway to Sams Point Roadremains mostly ice/snow-covered.
- Sea Island Parkway in the area of Airport Circle is mostly clear and wet with ice/snow-covered median and shoulders.
- Sea Island Parkway to Chowan Creek Bluff is mostly clear and wet.
- Lady’s Island Drive is mostly clear and wet with ice/snow-covered median.
- Holly Hall Road remains somewhat ice/snow-covered.
- Little Capers Road remains somewhat ice/snow-covered with complete coverage after the curve to Sandy Lane.
- Alumni Road remains mostly ice/snow-covered.
- Shorts Landing Road remains ice/snow-covered.
- Meridian Road remains somewhat ice/snow-covered.
- Sunset Boulevard remains somewhat ice/snow-covered.
- Islands Causeway remains somewhat ice/snow-covered.
- Wallace Drive remains mostly ice/snow-covered.
- Middle Road is mostly clear and wet with areas of ice/snow coverage.
- Near Springfield Road remains ice/snow-covered.
- Brickyard Point Road N. is somewhat ice/snow-covered with the portions completely ice/snow-covered.
- Pleasant Point Drive is mostly clear with portions of ice/snow coverage.
- Springfield Road is mostly clear with portions of ice/snow coverage.
- Coosaw River Drive remains mostly ice/snow-covered with the Coosaw River Bridge completely ice/snow-covered.
- Gannet Point Road is mostly clear with portions of ice/snow coverage.
Saint Helena Island area
- Warsaw Road remains ice/snow-covered.
- Oaks Plantation Road is mostly clear with portions of ice/snow coverage.
- Polowana Road remains mostly ice/snow-covered.
- Eddings Point Road remains ice/snow-covered.
- Lands End Road remains ice/snow-covered.
- Scott Hill Road remains ice/snow-covered.
- Storyteller Road remains ice/snow-covered.
- Orange Grove Road remains ice/snow-covered.
- Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Drive remains ice/snow-covered.
- Club Bridge Road remains ice/snow-covered.
- Dulamo Road remains ice/snow-covered.
- Sea Island Parkway to Hunting Island State Park is somewhat clear with area of ice/snow coverage.
- Coffin Point Road remains mostly ice/snow-covered.
- Fripp Point Road remains mostly ice/snow-covered.
- Seaside Road remains ice/snow-covered.
- Ephraim Road remains ice/snow-covered.
- Cuffy Road remains ice/snow-covered.
- Ball Park Road is mostly ice/snow-covered.
Evan McKenna
The Island Packet