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:  

• SCDOT:  Tyler Clark, ClarkTA@scdot.org
• County:  Alex Owsiak, 843-202-6155,  aowsiak@charlestoncounty.org  

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

• Repaving:  Mackenzie Kelley, MKelley@charlestoncounty.org

US DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (USDOT)

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

SOUTH CAROLINA JOINT BOND REVIEW COMMITTEE (JBRC)

• Miller Smoak, Administrative Assistant, millersmoak@scsenate.gov, 803-212-6677

Members, Senate

•  Harvey S. Peeler, Jr. [R, Gaffney] District 14 – Cherokee, Spartanburg, Union & York Counties. HarveyPeeler@scsenate.gov 
• Thomas C. Alexander [R, Walhalla] District 1 – Oconee & Pickens Counties, ThomasAlexander@scsenate.gov, 
• Ronnie W. Cromer [R, Prosperity]  District 18 – Lexington, Newberry & Union Counties 
• Darrell Jackson, [D, Hopkins] District 21 -  Richland County, DarrellJackson@scsenate.gov
• Sean Bennett {R, Summerville] District 39 -  Charleston & Dorchester Counties, SeanBennett@scsenate.gov

House Members

• Bruce W. Bannister [R, Greenville] District 24 – Greenville County, BruceBannister@schouse.gov
• Gilda Cobb-Hunter [D, Orangeburg] District 95 – Dorchester & Orangeburg Counties,. GildaCobbHunter@schouse.gov
• Leonidas E. Stavrinakis [D, Charleston] District 119 – Charleston County,. LeonStav@schouse.gov
• Heather Ammons Crawford [R, Myrtle Beach] District 68 – Horry County,. HeatherCrawford@schouse.gov
• William G. Herbkersman [R, Bluffton] District 118 – Beaufort County, BillHerbkersman@schouse.gov 

SOUTH CAROLINA STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK (SIB)

• See website
•  John White, Chairman, jwhite@johnbwhitelaw.com

SOUTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION (SCDOT)

    SCDOT Commission

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

   SCDOT Organizational Chart

    SCDOT Leadership

• 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 Transportation Committee (CTC)

•  Wilbert O’Brien (Brien) Limehouse, Chairman

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

• Charleston County Public Works Organization Chart
• Charleston County Department of Public Works, Transportation
• Bike path or Sidewalk Maintenance 

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.

• Traffic and Transportation Department Directory
• City of Charleston Department of Transportation
• Bike path or Sidewalk Maintenance