An initial set of public information workshops were held in February 2004 to introduce the project, obtain feedback and answer questions. Two workshops were held, one in North Myrtle Beach, SC on February 12, 2004 and the other in Ash, NC on February 24, 2004. Representatives from NCDOT, SCDOT, and the consultants working on the study were there to discuss the project at both workshops. Input received was generally positive, as both the public and local officials are in favor of an extension of the Carolina Bays Parkway into North Carolina. A desire was also voiced at the workshop in North Carolina to expand the study area and examine additional corridor alternatives. As a result of this input, NCDOT decided to expand the study area and examine two additional corridors, while also consolidating two of the original alternatives.

A second public information workshop was held on October 11, 2005 in Ash, NC to solicit input on the revised set of six alternatives, which included two new corridors developed as a result of the initial workshops.