The City of Charleston will hold a ribbon cutting for the U.S. 17 Spring/Fishburne Drainage Improvement Project on November 9, 2026, at the William Dudley Gregorie Pump Station. Mayor William Cogswell and project partners will mark the completion of the project, which aims to reduce flooding in the area.
The project includes over 9,000 feet of deep tunnels and a pump station capable of moving 360,000 gallons of water per minute into the Ashley River.
Press Release: City of Charleston
Published November 6, 2026. Reproduced in full from the City of Charleston.
CITY OF CHARLESTON TO CELEBRATE COMPLETION OF U.S. 17 SPRING/FISHBURNE DRAINAGE IMPROVEMENT PROJECT
CHARLESTON, S.C., Mayor William Cogswell, the City of Charleston and its state and project partners will celebrate the completion of the U.S. 17 Spring/Fishburne Drainage Improvement Project with a ribbon cutting at the William Dudley Gregorie Pump Station on Monday, Nov. 9. Almost 40 years in the making, the five-phase project sharply reduces how often, how long and how badly storms flood the Septima P. Clark Parkway (the Crosstown) and the surrounding Spring and Fishburne drainage basins. The system includes more than 9,000 feet of deep tunnels, more than 18,000 feet of new stormwater pipe and a pump station that can move 360,000 gallons of water per minute into the Ashley River, even during King Tides.
WHEN:
Monday, Nov. 9, 2026, at 9:30 a.m.
WHERE:
William Dudley Gregorie Pump Station
135 Lockwood Drive, Charleston, S.C. 29403
PARKING:
There will be no on-site parking. Parking is available at Brittlebank Park and the WestEdge parking deck.
WHO:
Mayor William Cogswell, City of Charleston
Matt Fountain, PE, PG, Director of Stormwater Management, City of Charleston
Secretary Justin Powell, South Carolina Department of Transportation
John White, Chairman, South Carolina Transportation Infrastructure Bank
Stephen O’Connell, PG, Black & Veatch
Mike Horton, PE, Davis & Floyd
Steve Kirk, PE, Stormwater Project Management Practice Lead (emcee)