Debate on $31 million bypass bridges for Bluffton returns

A rendering of the bypass bridges as seen from U.S. 278.

A $15 million matching grant from South Carolina has revived debate as to weather a $31 million pair of "flyover" bridges to route traffic coming and going from Hilton Head onto Bluffton Parkway is necessary.  

The Island packet offers a nice report on the debate and graphic illustrating the proposal.

The video below illustrates what the driving experience would be like.

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