CEG - Wed August 05, 2020
Stevens Towing Supports South Carolina Bridge Construction Project
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is constructing a new high-level fixed-span bridge on U.S. Highway 21 over the Harbor River in Beaufort County and is removing the existing swing-span bridge, which is more than 78 years old....
CEG - Wed July 22, 2020
Work on I-20 Bridges Over Savannah River Progressing Between Georgia, South Carolina
Construction is ongoing this summer on an $82.5 million widening and bridge replacement of Interstate 20 across the Savannah River between Georgia and South Carolina. The interstate is being widened from four to six lanes between the Georgia Welcome Center in Augusta and Martintown Road (Exit 1) in North Augusta, S.C....
Moultrie News - Wed July 08, 2020
South Carolina Gas Tax Increase Funding More Road, Bridge Projects
The state gas tax increase, including the new two-cent per gallon increase effective July 1, has already been put to work for South Carolinians. In addition to $1.3 billion in road and bridge work under contract now, the new gas tax increase is making possible an additional 661 mi....
Kenworth - Tue June 30, 2020
Worldwide Kenworth of South Carolina Opens New Full-Service Dealership in Spartanburg
Worldwide Kenworth of South Carolina recently opened a newly constructed 67,000 sq. ft. full-service dealership in Spartanburg to accommodate the market for Kenworth trucks and services in Upstate South Carolina....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Wed June 24, 2020
Decades of Experience Drives Columbia Asphalt Company
When it comes to the business and science behind asphalt paving, there may be no one in the Southeast with more knowledge about the subject than John Scott. He has worked around the industry for more than 50 years as both a South Carolina Department of Transportation inspector and engineer, before opening his own company in 1979....
Eric Olson - CEG CONTRIBUTING EDITOR - Wed June 24, 2020
Roper Brothers Beats the Odds to Be a Successful Family Biz
Most family businesses have humble beginnings. Unfortunately, most of them fail, too, within a short period of time. But the history of Roper Brothers Inc. , a general contractor in Fountain Inn, S.C., just outside Greenville, is one of those remarkable tales of a business that has grown into a great success over 35 years while also staying completely family-run....
CEG - Wed June 24, 2020
Jeff Martin Holds East Coast Summer Auction in Pelzer
Jeff Martin Auctioneers held its East Coast Summer Auction on June 11, 2020, at its permanent auction facility in Pelzer, S.C. There were more than 500 online bidders and additional 250 registered attendees....
SCDOT - Wed June 03, 2020
SCDOT's 10 Year Plan Continues Steady Progress as Year Three Concludes
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has announced a three-year period of steady progress of road and bridge construction as it pursues its 10 Year Strategic Plan to improve the state's roads after more than three decades of deferred maintenance....
SC DOT - Tue May 26, 2020
SCDOT Releases Initial COVID-19 Financial Impact Projections
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has released its initial projections of the financial impact of COVID-19, indicating a decrease in agency revenues based on expected reductions in gas tax and car sales tax receipts....
Joe Trinacria – CEG Associate Editor - Thu May 14, 2020
RG Howard Loves Bergmann C912s After Demo in N.C.
Down in Lancaster, S.C., RG Howard LLC Operations Manager Ben Crowder has two important tasks to oversee while working on this particular job site. First, his primary mission, is coordinating the construction of a subdivision that involves a complex slope stabilization project....
