Expect to see equipment used for the Memorial Day Weekend traffic loop a little longer.
The City of Myrtle Beach says it will take crews all week to tear down barricades, unhook metal racks, remove signage and put it all in storage. Spokesman Mark Kruea says it took crews about a week to strategically place equipment for the traffic loop.
“We thought it went very well overall. It served its purpose to keep traffic moving. Otherwise, Ocean Boulevard and Kings Highway would have been a parking lot,” Kruea explained.
The City of Myrtle Beach recently purchased $930,000 in new traffic control equipment for the holiday weekend. Kruea says the city used most of its 9,600 pieces of new equipment.
“For a first time effort of that magnitude, we thought it went extremely well,” Kruea said. “Our staff literally worked around the clock for three days.”
Myrtle Beach Mayor John Rhodes says the city will likely enforce the traffic loop again during next year’s Memorial Day Weekend. In the meantime, the city plans to use the equipment for events like June’s Carolina Country Music Fest and the Myrtle Beach Marathon.