Columbia Fire monitors compromised dam
The Columbia Richland Fire Department is monitoring water levels at dam they say was compromised Monday evening.
The Columbia Richland Fire Department is monitoring water levels at dam they say was compromised Monday evening.
SC Department of Transportation (SCDOT) officials have started resurfacing approximately 90 miles of the SC’s interstate highways.
While lower than this time last year, South Carolina’s number of traffic fatalities is still more than a thousand.
Happening right now, parts of I-20 remained backed up after flooding early this morning closed the lanes.
According to the South Carolina Department of Transportation, employees are working to prepare the roads for motorists ahead of the cold weather.
Hundreds of employees from the SC Department of Transportation (SCDOT) will be picking up roadside litter across the state today, Nov. 29.
Commuters can expect to see repairs taking place on I77 northbound and southbound starting as early as March.
“This route is literally the central nervous system of the state of South Carolina for tourism, commerce and commuters,” said Rick Todd, South Carolina Trucking Association president.
As part of SCDOT’s 10-Year-Plan to upgrade South Carolina highways continues, I-26 will be widened from four to six lanes between the Little Mountain and Peak exits, and will be widened from four to eight lanes between the Peak and Irmo exits. The $512 million dollar project will also include seven new overpass bridges and three reconstructed interchanges at the Little Mountain, Chapin, and Peak exits.
Five of the earthquakes have been over a magnitude of 3, with the strongest being 3.6.