South Carolina News - Mon January 30, 2023
South Carolina Approves $144M to Fund New Access Road to Charleston Airport
More than a decade after first proposed, construction of a new access road to Charleston International Airport could begin in mid-2024 after South Carolina officials pledged Jan. 25 to help fund the nearly $144 million project....
SCDOT & WSPA-TV - Thu January 26, 2023
Replacement of Greenville, S.C.'s Church Street Bridge to Begin This Summer
For years, South Carolina's Church Street Bridge has served as the gateway to Greenville, and, in turn, it has felt the effects of the never-ending traffic passing through that part of town. "Like a number of bridges in South Carolina, this one is 50 years old or older," Pete Poore, a spokesperson of the state's Department of Transportation (SCDOT), told WSPA-TV in Spartanburg in a report that aired Jan....
Orangeburg Times and Democrat - Mon December 12, 2022
Replacement of U.S. 301 Bridge Over River in Orangeburg, S.C., Set for January Start
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is planning to replace the U.S. Highway 301 bridge over the North Fork of the Edisto River in Orangeburg. Bids were let for the estimated $30.3 million construction project, located next to the Edisto Memorial Gardens, in November....
WACH-TV FOX 57 - Wed November 30, 2022
Street Construction Worth $23M in Columbia, S.C., to Boost Safety Around USC Campus
A multi-million-dollar road construction project designed to boost safety for pedestrians and bike-riders near the University of South Carolina (USC) campus in Columbia has been given the green light after a more than five-year hiatus due to funding issues....
Cindy Riley – CEG Correspondent - Thu September 01, 2022
South Carolina's $850M Mega Project
Crews with the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) continue making progress as they reconstruct and widen Interstate 85 in Cherokee and Spartanburg counties. The $850 million mega project was designed to ease interstate congestion and replace aging infrastructure....
WTOC-TV & CEG - Mon July 25, 2022
Despite Rains, SCDOT Making Progress on First Phase of U.S. 17 Expansion
Travelers and commuters are continuing to see construction this summer on U.S. Highway 17 at the southern tip of South Carolina as the state's Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is working on a $42 million expansion of the highway....
Orangeburg Times and Democrat - Thu June 02, 2022
Work to Begin On $12M Upgrades to Orangeburg, S.C., Corridor
In the shadow of a pedestrian bridge that bears his wife's name, South Carolina Congressman James Clyburn helped break ground May 31 in Orangeburg, S.C., for a new project designed to give pedestrians and bicyclists a safe, beautiful corridor within the city, located southeast of Columbia....
WBTV Web Staff & SCDOT - Thu May 05, 2022
Despite Dispute Between South Carolina City, NFL Team, Work Restarts to Finish I-77 Interchange
Although work was halted in March on the Carolina Panthers' massive, modern practice facility and team headquarters in Rock Hill, S.C., construction is back under way on the so-called "Panthers Interchange" on Interstate 77 that leads to the site....
SCDOT & CEG - Mon May 02, 2022
SCDOT Awards Contract to Finish Berlin G. Myers Parkway in Summerville
Motorists and residents traveling in Summerville, S.C., will finally see a relief in traffic congestion on the Berlin G. Myers Parkway as construction to build the last few miles of the roadway is on the way....
The State - Mon April 18, 2022
SCDOT to Begin Columbia's Five Points Road Safety Overhaul in Summer 2023
If all goes as planned, Columbia, S.C.-area drivers can expect to see construction begin on a major road safety overhaul project in the city's Five Points district during the summer of 2023. The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) announced in mid-April that it had received needed feedback from local partners to move forward on full design work for the $4.85 million project....
