07/16/2026
🚨 A BIG win for Horry County and the South Strand! 🚨
If you've ever sat in backed-up traffic on Hwy 707, the 17 Bypass, or 544, this one's for you.
Horry County Council approved extending Highway 31 to the 17 Bypass, plus connecting Scipio Lane to Big Block Road. That's real connectivity for the South Strand!
Once complete, this gives drivers a direct route from Surfside Beach to North Myrtle Beach and it'll help ease the daily backups on Hwy 707 between Holmestown Road and Big Block Road, plus the congestion on the 17 Bypass and Hwy 544 near Surfside.
Huge thanks to my fellow Council members and for getting this to the finish line. 🙌
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Horry County Council approved the second reading Tuesday to extend Highway 31 to the Highway 17 Bypass, a move officials say will change how thousands of drivers commute across the county.