Town-wide Initiatives

Public Planting Projects

Trees not only enhance the Town with natural beauty, they also: reduce air pollution, filter dust, prevent soil erosion, improve surface drainage, provide cooling shade and minimize flooding. Some of the Town’s public planting projects include the following:

• Pitt Street Bridge
• Memorial Waterfront Park
• Town Hall
• Hwy 17 streetscape
• Coleman Blvd streetscape
• Future Capital Projects

Power Line Undergrounding Program

In the interest of good practice with regards to tree protection and preservation, undergrounding of utilities is an important part of Take Root. Further benefits of placing power lines underground include aesthetics of reducing the presence of power lines and making them less susceptible to outages during a storm. This program is funded through Tree Bank Mitigation Funds, a fund agreement with Dominion Energy, and Capital Projects funding. Undergrounding projects in the Town include the following:  

TREE PRESERVATION 

• Long Point Road – Completed undergrounding lines from Whipple Rd to Phobe St 
• Mathis Ferry Road - Three Phases

• Phase I: completed undergrounding the lines from Muirhead Road to Olde Central Way;
• Phase II: completed undergrounding the lines from Olde Central Way to Bowman Road;
• Phase III: will underground lines from Muirhead  Road to Wingo Way.

• Future: McCants Drive – Will commence once MFR Phase III is complete
• Pending: Feasibility Study for The Groves / Hobcaw

AESTHETICS

• Patriots Point - In conjunction with the realignment of Patriots Point Boulevard
• Coleman Boulevard