City of Hartsville Awarded $600,000 SCDOT Grant for 4th Street Multiuse Path Project

 
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: August 29, 2025

City of Hartsville Awarded $600,000 SCDOT Grant for 4th Street Multiuse Path Project

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Michelle Byers Brown, Director of Tourism & Communications/Public Information Officer843.799.7584 (cell) / 843.917.0584 (office) Michelle.Brown@HartsvilleSC.gov 

Hartsville, SC: The City of Hartsville has been awarded a $600,000 grant from the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) through the federal Transportation Alternatives Program (TAP) to fund design and preliminary engineering for the 4th Street Multiuse Path Project. This first phase represents the start of a multi-million-dollar investment to make Hartsville safer, more walkable, and better connected.
The project will extend from Coker Avenue to the US Highway 15 Bypass, creating a safe corridor for pedestrians, cyclists, and other non-motorized users while linking downtown Hartsville with Hartsville Crossing. Along with the already-awarded $750,000 Washington Street Multiuse Path Project, this initiative reflects the community vision identified in the Hartsville 2025 Master Plan.

Mayor Casey Hancock emphasized that this project is a long-awaited quality of life and safety improvement requested by residents. With strong support from state and local partners and guidance from the Master Plan, the City is moving forward with meaningful investments to build a safer, more connected Hartsville—one project at a time.

Community leaders echoed the importance of the investment. Danny Dorsel, President of the South Carolina Governor’s School for Science & Mathematics, said: “As a statewide public residential high school, GSSM brings students from across South Carolina to Hartsville. The new sidewalk will create a safer, more accessible connection between the GSSM campus, the downtown area, and other local resources, strengthening community ties and improving the quality of life for everyone who lives, learns, and works here.”

Dr. Natalie Harder, President of Coker University, added: “In a town like Hartsville, accessibility is key to building community. I am thrilled that Coker students will now have a safe way to expand their integration into the city.”
Elected officials also highlighted the safety and community impact. Representative Cody Mitchell said: “Ensuring students at the Governor’s School and Coker University can safely walk to get their supplies has been a priority of mine. I’m grateful to see the City moving forward with this funding to make long-needed safety improvements on Fourth Street. This project is about the safety and well-being of our entire community.”

Senator J.D. Chaplin added: “The extension of sidewalks on Fourth Street is not just an improvement of quality of life, but a major step forward for safety as well. As Hartsville continues to grow, we will continue to invest in our city’s critical infrastructure.”

City Manager Moore concluded that this grant underscores the City of Hartsville’s commitment to safety, accessibility, and connectivity, another step toward achieving the community’s vision for stronger, safer infrastructure for residents, students, and visitors alike.  The next steps will be to finalize our agreements with SCDOT and begin the engineering work for this project, moving us closer to making this vision a reality.
For more information about this and other upcoming news and events, visit the City’s website at https://www.hartsvillesc.gov/home

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