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Medical District Drainage Tunnel Extension at Ehrhardt Street
About the Project
The Charleston Medical District is home to three major medical centers: MUSC, VA, and Roper Hospital. Together, this includes the premier medical university of the region, the region’s only Children’s Hospital, and the Veterans Administration.
The Medical District is increasingly threatened by repetitive flooding. Major storm events hit Charleston multiple times every year affecting access to essential medical care, including emergency vehicle access to the Medical District. When operations are interrupted, it has a dramatic impact on the public health and safety for employees, patients, visitors, and residents of the area. Without intervention, the delivery of healthcare itself is at risk.
The Ehrhardt Project constructed a deep tunnel extension and drop shaft to drain the street level stormwater collection system into the deep tunnel and pump systems of the US-17/Spring-Fishburne Project.
The Ehrhardt Project reached substantial completion in March 2024.
Alert: Funding Approval
The City of Charleston has received federal funding from the South Carolina Disaster Recovery Division for the Medical District drainage improvement project. The funding is part of the Community Development Block Grant Mitigation (CDBG-MIT) funding. The funding allocated under the grant is $9,964,190 with a matching commitment from the city of $4,245,646.
HUD SECTION 3
As a recipient of HUD funding, the City of Charleston is required to comply with Section 3 to the greatest
extent possible. Compliance activities include providing training, employment, contracting and other economic opportunities to
low- and very low-income persons. To learn more, visit the City's Section 3 Webpage.