The Town of James Island is committed to the continual monitoring and improvement to the infrastructure, transportation, connectivity, and other projects to enhance and improve the quality of service provided to its residents and visitors. Please check this page frequently for updates on all of the projects the Town is working on!
Drainage improvement project between Oceanview Road and Stone Post Road including approximately 450 LF of roadside channel improvements along Oceanview Road, as well as a combined total of 215 LF of piped improvements along/under Oceanview, and 50 LF of improvements under Stone Post Road.
The Quail Run drainage system is corrugated Metal Pipe that was installed in the 1970's and has recently been experiencing spot failures as the metal corrodes due to the coastal environment. This project may be done in phases depending on responses to the bid invitation. Invitation to bid is
This will extend the sidewalk from Grand Concourse at Stillwater to Nabors Drive. A second phase to this project will be to construct sidewalk down Nabors Drive to Quail Drive thus connecting Harbor Woods and adjacent neighborhoods to the Harborview Road Shopping Center and the Quail Drive
This is another program that the Town will be offered in the spring of 2023 and is a cooperative effort with the Ashley Cooper Stormwater Education Consortium, an outreach of Clemson Extension and Carolina Clear. This will be a hybrid course with part on line content and part in person. Topics such
Drainage in the Honey Hill area has been a problem for many years and this project will go a long ways toward solving these issues. This will rehabilitate the existing ditch system through this area and construct new ditches in a segment from Williams Road to Honey Hill Road that was not connected
The Town of James Island monitors several stormwater ponds that are not privately owned. Public Works personnel test the water to see if there are any pollutants and that it is healthy for fish and other wildlife. Sometimes residents near stormwater ponds will fertilize their lawns, or not pick up
This program is set to roll out in the spring of 2023 and is part of the Adopt A Stream program through Clemson Extension. The Town will be hosting training for "citizen scientists" who will collect water samples around James Island and perform simple tests to determine how clean the water is, then
This is a Mayor and Town Council supported initiative to promote green practices in the community by including solar power at Town Hall as part of our overall Low Impact Development strategy. Alder Energy is the contractor for this project.