Over the first three quarters of 2014, the Southern Connector is reporting increases of 10.4 percent in transactions and 8.6 percent in revenue when compared to the same timeframe last year.
From January through the end of September, the toll road, a 16-mile portion of I-185 in Greenville County, registered an additional 355,429 transactions totaling $3,790,547 and an additional $438,515 in revenue totaling $5,570,136.
Peter Femia, executive vice president and general manager of the Southern Connector, said many factors contributed to the growth in 2014.
The economy is improving, he said. “We are seeing additional housing being built in the area, and we are seeing more trucks on the road, which is hopefully an indication that manufacturing is picking up.”
Femia said the toll road’s significant traffic increases began as early as the summer of 2013.
July and August of this year represent the two greatest months for revenue in the Southern Connector’s history, he said.
