Lori Tobias – CEG Correspondent - Thu August 01, 2024
Phase III of SCDOT's Berlin G Myers Parkway Begins
Work continues on a South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) project 18 years in the making. Contractors began rebuilding a portion of the Sawmill Branch Canal Trail in Dorchester County earlier this year....
The Post and Courier Pee Dee - Tue July 23, 2024
South Carolina Gets Federal Funding to Begin Replacing I-95 Bridges Over Lake Marion
Travelers driving across South Carolina's largest lake may soon do so more safely after the state received federal funding for a badly needed bridge replacement project. The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is set to embark on major work to replace four bridges carrying Interstate 95 traffic over Lake Marion in the central part of the state....
Post and Courier Pee Dee - Tue June 11, 2024
SCDOT Says Long-Delayed Alligator Road Work in Florence Should Be Done By Year's End
The years-long Alligator Road construction project in Florence, S.C., should be finishing in late 2024 — but neighbors are not holding their breath. "Who knows when it's going to be done," Peggy Hawkins, who lives in the Wild Bird Run subdivision off Alligator Road, told the Post and Courier Pee Dee in Florence....
Aiken Standard - Wed November 29, 2023
Completion of Aiken, S.C.'s Hitchcock Parkway Project Delayed Once Again
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) announced just before Thanksgiving that the expected completion date of the S.C. Highway 118/Hitchcock Parkway in Aiken has once again been delayed — the fourth time that has occurred since the project got under way in 2021....
SCDOT & Florence Post and Courier - Wed August 23, 2023
With Grants Funding, I-95 Bridge Construction Over South Carolina Lake Could Begin in 2025
Construction of the new $350 million Interstate 95 bridge complex, which provides the only crossing over east-central South Carolina's Lake Marion, is planned to start in 2025 if the state Department of Transportation (SCDOT) receives federal grant funds....
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare & WCSC-TV - Wed June 14, 2023
Work Begins On New Union Medical Center in S.C.; I-526 to Get Needed Repairs
Spartanburg Regional Healthcare System broke ground June 6 on the new $55 million Union Medical Center replacement facility in Upstate South Carolina. State legislators, Upstate dignitaries, Spartanburg Regional associates and Union County leaders gathered with shovels in hand to commemorate the groundbreaking and signify a renewed commitment to providing excellent health care in Union County, southeast of Spartanburg....
SCDOT - Thu June 01, 2023
VIDEO: SCDOT to Replace, Rehab Three Bridges On Interstate 20 Over Wateree River
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) announced May 30 that it will replace one bridge and rehabilitate two other bridges on Interstate 20 over the Wateree River in Kershaw County. The road structures northeast of Columbia are approaching the end of their service life and, through a project that will combine bridge rehab and new construction, SCDOT will ensure this stretch of freeway will remain operational and continue serving as an essential connection for commercial traffic and travel....
Lane Construction - Mon May 22, 2023
Lane Construction Wins $96M Bridge Replacement Project in South Carolina
The Lane Construction Corporation, the U.S. subsidiary of Webuild Group, and the builders of a safer and more connected America, has been awarded a $96,000,000 contract for a bridge replacement job in Kershaw County, S.C....
Charleston Post and Courier & Orangeburg Times and Democrat - Tue May 16, 2023
SCDOT Begins Work On Fixing I-26's 'Tangled Mess of Ramps' South of Columbia
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) broke ground May 5 on a project to redesign and modernize a major Interstate 26 interchange near Columbia as part of a larger plan to repair the freeway connecting the capital city to Charleston and the Upstate region of the state....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Thu May 11, 2023
First Two Phases of S.C.'s $1.7B 'Malfunction Junction' Freeway Upgrades Under Way
Making the driving experience better and safer for motorists and commuters using the freeways that connect on Columbia, S.C.'s west side is the goal of the state's huge Carolina Crossroads project, known colloquially — and for good reason — as "Malfunction Junction."The $1.7 billion, five-phase construction effort is being spearheaded by the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT), which has contracted with the experienced professionals at Archer Western and United Infrastructure, working as a joint venture (AUJV), to build the first two phases....
