Harrelson Boulevard exposes everyone to airport expansion

Sun News - Now that the Harrelson Boulevard extension is finished and open, drivers crossing from Kings Highway to the U.S. 17 Bypass via that highway can see a sight they probably couldn’t have before -- the terminal expansion project at Myrtle Beach International Airport.  And that $118 million expansion continues to move ever closer toward its January 2013 opening date.  Lauren Morris, marketing director for Horry County Airports, said the work remains on budget and moving along. Both Harrelson Boulevard and the aircraft rescue and firefighting facility are finished, with the 27,000 square-foot ARFF building coming in at a budget of $4.2 million. It is adjacent to the existing airport terminal.  As for future work, Morris said two airport boarding bridges will be replaced this spring, ahead of the summer tourist season.