Preparing For Black Biker Traffic, Myrtle Beach Releases Traffic Plan

While the Myrtle Beach Black Bike Week was cancelled in February by Atlantic Beach, many bikers state they are coming regardless.

This week, the city of Myrtle Beach has released its traffic plan for the upcoming Memorial Day weekend.

There will be an increased law enforcement presence, both in uniform and plain clothes, particularly on the Ocean Boulevard and Boardwalk area, focused on speeding, noise, complaints, and disorderly conduct. Hundreds of outside police officers and state troopers are being called into the City of Myrtle Beach to help respond.

The traffic plan will go into effect beginning at 6 a.m. on Friday, May 28th:

• All traffic on Ocean Boulevard in Myrtle Beach is one-way, southbound, from 29th Avenue North to South Kings Highway. Northbound lanes of Ocean Boulevard are reserved for emergency vehicles only
• Motorists will access Ocean Boulevard only from an access avenue that has a stoplight at Kings Highway. The access avenues are 21st Ave North, Mr. Joe White Avenue, 9th Ave North, 3rd Ave South, 9th Ave South, 13th Ave South, 19th Ave South, 25th Ave South, 27th Ave South, and 29th Ave South
• The following Avenues have been designated as emergency avenues: 16th Avenue North, 8th Avenue North, 6th Avenue South, and 17th Avenue South. These lanes have been designated for use by public safety and city officials
• For safety, pedestrians will be separated from vehicles along five miles of Ocean Boulevard, from 29th Avenue North to South Kings Highway. Barriers will be in place to prevent pedestrians from entering the roadway
• Should traffic demands exceeded roadway capacity, a team of officers will be deployed to divert the traffic to a less congested area. Traffic control devices have been staged at various intersections across the city to support the plan
• The South Carolina Highway Patrol will be assigned to eight intersections across the city, 3:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m. SCHP will control and direct traffic in those intersections to ensure traffic is moving and the interactions do not become congested.