Grand strand area transportation study, SC for the project 'grand strand area transportation study preemption signal system

The Federal Highway Administration awarded Waccamaw Regional Council of Governments eight hundred thousand dollars on July 10, 2026, under the Safe Streets and Roads for All program (CFDA 20.939) to conduct the Grand Strand Area Transportation Study Preemption Signal System project. The recipient, which operates as the Grand Strand Area Transportation Study (GSATS) and serves Georgetown, Horry, and Williamsburg counties in South Carolina as a Council of Governments and Metropolitan Planning Organization, will perform the work in Georgetown, South Carolina through July 10, 2028. Safe Streets and Roads for All funds support regional, local, and tribal initiatives to prevent roadway fatalities and serious injuries through development of Comprehensive Safety Action Plans, planning and design activities, and implementation of strategies identified in such plans. The award is structured as a Project Grant, an assistance type providing support for specific time-limited projects rather than ongoing operations.