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South Carolina DOT worker killed after getting swept away by floodwaters

A South Carolina road worker died Sunday after floodwater overturned his truck and swept it away during the powerful storm flooding the state. According to the Greenville News, Timothy Wayne Gibson was working in Columbia when the flow of the floodwater overcame the South Carolina Department of Transportation worker’s truck. The rushing water was powerful enough to flip […]

October 6, 2015

Roadbuilding

Six state DOTs win southeastern regional America’s Transportation Awards

The transportation departments from Arkansas, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, North Carolina and South Carolina each received America’s Transportation Awards during the recent Southeastern Association of State Highway and Transportation Officials (SASHTO) annual meeting. Awards were given to eight projects spread across three categories: Best Use of Innovation, Under Budget and Quality of Life/Community Development. The American […]

August 7, 2015

Roadbuilding

South Carolina DOT seeks public comment in highway improvement projects

The South Carolina Department of Transportation is seeking public comment through July 8 on several highway safety improvement projects and interstate widening projects. The Federal Safety Project Priority projects include 18 intersection improvement projects in 14 counties, 58 corridor/section improvement projects in 28 counties and 20 interstate improvement projects in 10 counties. The Federal Highway […]

July 3, 2015

Roadbuilding

South Carolina DOT chief resigns after one year in office

South Carolina’s Department of Transportation is in need of its third top official in little more than a year after Secretary Janet Oakley submitted her resignation Monday. The State reported Oakley resigned to Gov. Nikki Haley June 1, but the former lobbyist didn’t give a reason for her departure. Oakley said she would remain the SCDOT secretary […]

June 5, 2015

Roadbuilding

South Carolina eyes using $400 million budget surplus for transportation projects

An expected $400 million budget surplus in South Carolina coffers, set to be certified later this week, presents an opportunity to fund other drained programs, such as transportation projects, rather than increase gas taxes. According to a report by The Post and Courier, Gov. Nikki Haley is asking legislators to use their best judgment in determining […]

May 28, 2015

Roadbuilding

South Carolina Senate panel packages gas tax boost with several other fee increases for transportation funding

A Senate panel in South Carolina passed a bill to raise the state’s gas tax 12 cents in an effort to raise money for road repairs, The State reported. The Senate Finance Committee passed the plan 14-8 to raise about $800 million dollars for road construction. The plan replaces a 10-cent gas tax hike for […]

May 1, 2015

Roadbuilding

South Carolina DOT to use FHWA innovation research grant for bridge inspections

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has received a $787,104 grant from the Federal Highway Administration’s Accelerated Innovation Deployment Program for demonstration programs for “innovative road and bridge work that will lead to better, safer infrastructure.” SCDOT will use the funds for its structural health monitoring (SHM) program to use in visual bridge inspections, […]

April 3, 2015

Roadbuilding

The 3 things needed right now to repair our nation’s bridges, according to 12 DOTs

The nation’s infrastructure system can be likened to an economic circulatory system – giving us freedom, opportunity and mobility—and this should not be taken for granted, said former Kansas Gov. Bill Graves during a recent infrastructure conference. “We should never undervalue the greatness and freedom our nation’s roads provide,” says Graves, now president and CEO […]

February 17, 2015

Roadbuilding

South Carolina DOT could start selling roads to local agencies

South Carolina could start selling state roads to local governments — giving control of more than 20,000 miles of roads roads to local agencies — as soon as next year. Related: TxDOT makes significant changes to road maintenance transfer plan The state House’s main budget-writing panel voted Tuesday to approve an amendment that would allow the […]

February 22, 2014

Roadbuilding

Contributed Story: Holland Surveyors founder launches road slope measurement tool with Fowler Wyler Inclinometer

Fowler Wyler Clinotronic Plus enables land survey company’s Accu-Slope product to improve measurement accuracy and speed The Challenge About eight years ago, Holland Surveyors served as a road survey subcontractor to paving companies with the South Carolina State Department of Transportation’s (DOT) interstate rehabilitation projects. For these projects, Holland Surveyors measured the inclination of a […]

May 24, 2013