South Carolina Department of Transportation

Toll booth removal scheduled for Hilton Head expressway

February 13, 2022 GMT

HILTON HEAD ISLAND, S.C. (AP) — Workers will begin next month to demolish the toll booth on the quickest way to get to the heart of Hilton Head Island.

The contractor will have 60 days to tear down the structure and paint new stripes for traffic on the Cross Island Parkway, which is also U.S.

More police on SC roads; lanes kept open for holiday travel

December 23, 2021 GMT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Construction crews on road projects across South Carolina are getting a Christmas break too as officials promise they won't close lanes for work over the long holiday season.

Crews can't close lanes on interstates or other major holidays unless there is an emergency from Thursday through Jan.

Lanes kept open in work zones; extra troopers on road in SC

November 25, 2021 GMT

COLUMBIA, S.C. (AP) — Construction crews have stopped closing lanes and state troopers are stepping up enforcement to help travelers in South Carolina over the long Thanksgiving weekend.

Work crews can't close lanes on interstates unless there is an emergency from Wednesday through Monday, according to the South Carolina Department of Transportation.

Public comment wanted on I-26 widening, I-95 exit upgrades

September 25, 2021 GMT

ST. GEORGE, S.C. (AP) — South Carolina transportation officials want to hear from the public about a project to widen part of Interstate 26 and improve one of the state's key interchanges.

The state is spending $19 million on preliminary engineering work to widen 22 miles (35 kilometers) of I-26 in Orangeburg, Berkeley and Dorchester counties.

State transportation worker in SC killed in head-on crash

June 10, 2021 GMT

GREENWOOD, S.C. (AP) — A South Carolina Department of Transportation worker was killed Thursday morning in a head-on collision on a Greenwood County highway, authorities said.

Charles “Chuck” Kennedy, 59, was driving an agency vehicle to a work site with two other employees inside when another vehicle crossed the center line of U.S.