Highway 41 Project Update

Project Update: August 2025

Charleston County provided an update on the Highway 41 Corridor Improvements project on June 23, 2025. View the presentation here.

Right-of-Way

On July 22, 2025, Charleston County received approval on the final right-of-way (ROW) plans for SC 41. With this approval, the County can begin making offers to property owners for the land required to build the project. This is an important step in the process, moving us closer to constructing this vital project to relieve congestion for the residents of North Mount Pleasant.

The Charleston County surveyor has begun staking out the ROW limits for the project. You may notice wood stakes with orange flagging along SC 41, Winnowing Way, Dunes West Blvd., Porchers Bluff Road, and numerous other intersections along the corridor. These stakes are being placed to give the impacted property owners an idea of the land the County needs to purchase to build the improvements. The County does not anticipate construction to begin on the project until late 2026.

Project Design and Permitting

The project design has been updated to further minimize impacts to wetlands and critical areas. Therefore, the permit applications, Environmental Report and supporting documentation were updated to reflect the reduction in impacts and were resubmitted to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE) and South Carolina Department of Environmental Services (SCDES) in March 2025. More information can be found at USACE - SC 41 Corridor Improvements Charleston County, South Carolina.

View the most up-to-date project information and facts about the Compromise Alternative here.

Highway 41 Corridor Improvements

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View the most up-to-date project information and facts about the Compromise Alternative here.

View the Compromise Alternative map here.

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Located in the heart of Mount Pleasant, Highway 41 is a key corridor connecting the traveling public along US 17 in Charleston County to communities in Mount Pleasant and to I-526. The Highway 41 Corridor Improvements project is a top priority of Charleston County, the Town of Mount Pleasant, and the South Carolina Department of Transportation.

The project is needed to address local and regional growth, increased traffic congestion, safety and emergency response concerns, and inadequate interconnections of transportation modes, including pedestrian and bicycle facilities.

In August 2021, Charleston County Council voted to move the Compromise Alternative forward through the environmental review process and further into design. Learn more about the Compromise Alternative and project development process here.