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TRANSPORTATION Contacts

Go here for an extensive list of State, County, and City contacts beyond those just for transportation.

If there are any contacts you think we should add or there are errors, please email us at RationalRoads@gmail.com.

Mark Clark Extension:

Main Road Corridor (Main and Bohicket Roads

Segment A (Main and US-17): Herbert Nimz, 843-607-8596, hnimz@charlestoncounty.org
Segment C (Bohicket Rd): Alex Owsiak, 843-202-6155, aowsiak@charlestoncounty.org

Other

US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (USDOT)

Emily Lawton: Federal Highway Administration, South Carolina Division, Division Administrator, 803-765-5411, emily.lawton@dot.gov

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (SCDOT)

Tony Cox: Chairman, 803-737-0013, CoxTK@scdot.org
T.J. Johnson: First Congressional District Commissioner, 803-737-0013, JohnsonTJ@scdot.org

See website
Justin Powell: Secretary of Transportation, 803-737-0874, PowellJP@scdot.org
Rob Perry : Deputy Secretary for Engineering, 803-737-1958, colvinld@scdot.org

Columbia Staff

James (Jae) Mattox: Alternative Delivery Engineer, MattoxJH@scdot.org
Tyler Clark: Alternative Delivery Engineer (including SCDOT lead for the Mark Clark Extension), ClarkTA@scdot.org
David Meekins, Traffic Engineering, School Operations, 803-737-1911, Meekinsdj@scdot.org

Charleston Area (District 6)

General Phone Number: 843-740-1665
Tim Henderson: District 6 Administrator, 843‐746‐6714, hendersotr@scdot.org
Josh Johnson: District 6 Traffic Engineer, 843-746-6719, johnsonja@scdot.org

USEFUL WEBSITES

Go here to find out if a particular road is a state road.
If you have an issue with a state maintained road, you can contact SCDOT at SCDOT Maintenance Work Form

COUNTY STAFF

Bill Tuten: County Administrator, 843-958-4001, BTuten@charlestoncounty.org
Steve Thigpen: Deputy Administrator for Public Services (which includes roads), 843-202-6146, SThigpen@charlestoncounty.org
Eric Adams: Public Works Director, 843-202-6149, ejadams@charlestoncounty.org
Devri Detoma: Public Works Deputy Director, 843-202-6144, DDetoma@charlestoncounty.org
(open): Public Works Capital Programs Manager
Herbert Nimz: Main Road Corridor Project Manager Segment A (Main and US-17), 843-607-8596, hnimz@charlestoncounty.org
Alex Owsiak: Main Road Corridor Project Manager Segment C (Bohicket Rd), 843-202-6155, aowsiak@charlestoncounty.org
Mackenzie Kelley, Pavement Manager, MKelley@charlestoncounty.org

USEFUL WEBSITES

Go here to find out if a particular road is a county road.
If you have an issue with a Charleston County maintained road, you can contact them at Charleston County Work Order Request Form

STAFF

Robert (Robby) Somerville: Traffic & Transportation Director, 843-973-7288, SOMERVILLER@charleston-sc.gov
James Wallace: Traffic Operations Manager, 843-973-7288, wallacej@charleston-sc.gov
Troy Mitchell, Traffic Signal Systems Manager, 843-724-7379, mitchellt@charleston-sc.gov
John Lambert, Mobility Planner, 843-577-2294, lambertj@charleston-sc.gov

USEFUL WEBSITES

Go here to find out if a particular road is a city road.
If you have an issue with a City of Charleston maintained road, you can contact them at citizenservices@charleston-sc.gov, use the CITIBOT by texting them at 833-990-2427, or use the "City of Charleston" app that you can download from your app store.