on march 8, 2010, sell committee members said making the highway a toll road would mean completion in five years. sell would be the third toll road in the state, after the southern connector and cross island parkway in hilton head island. the road would allow residents of western horry county as well as georgetown county to leave more quickly in the event of an evacuation, but it would also provide faster access to hospitals. civil engineering consulting services inc. would conduct environmental impact studies, find funding and determine where an unmanned toll booth or booths will go. barbee pointed out that so few people use the southern connector that the consortium that paid for the road was in default on bond payments, but the road would likely be more successful in a tourist area. later in march, the county approved the plan to select a company to build the road.