Postal Way Carolina Forest

People who live in Carolina Forest may be getting the best gift of all in the New Year. They're excited about a new connector that would keep them off of the already loaded US Highway 501. Postal Way is about to bring some much-needed road relief.
"I'm ecstatic we're this close to letting a contract," said Horry County Councilman, Marion Foxworth. He is psyched about getting his pet project, Postal Way, finally paved.
Parts of Postal Way are already complete between Carolina Forest Boulevard and Gardner Lacy Road. It's the sandy, bumpy stretch, about a mile in between, that is long overdue to be overhauled.
Councilman Foxworth and many others started working on this massive paving project back in 1993. 14 years and nearly 2 million dollars later, bulldozers may be moving the dirt around on Postal Way in just a matter of weeks.
Councilman Foxworth says, "It would not only take the school buses out of the mix but the major impetus for this road is to create interconnectivity within Carolina Forest itself, allow residents within Carolina Forest to move around without having to access 501 or 17 or 31".
Postal Way will be just the first leg. The rest will eventually connect to Waccamaw Pines and tie-in with the Emerald Forest development.
Dean Wooley said, "Ah, super excited, super excited. I think it's gonna benefit everyone."
Part of Postal Way touches Horry County School District land. The School Board votes January 7th on granting an easement for a school bus ramp and that should be the final step before bids go out. Councilman Foxworth says he hopes to be driving on it by spring.