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Roadbuilding

South Carolina Senate approves $400 million transportation bill

The South Carolina Senate has approved a new transportation bill that sends $400 million to road building without raising the gas tax. The State reported that the bill would send $400 million in excess revenues to fund road projects for a year. The bill will head to the  for a vote, but the House already passed […]

March 11, 2016

Roadbuilding

In lieu of raising gas tax, South Carolina lawmakers seek to set aside $400 million for transportation

South Carolina lawmakers have agreed to put forward a bill to set aside $400 million for transportation funding out of the general state budget to avoid raising the gas tax. According to the Associated Press, the agreement, which might be voted on as early as next week, comes at the end of weeks of debate and Republican filibustering. Initially, Democrats weren’t happy with […]

March 4, 2016

Roadbuilding

South Carolina proposes $725 million plan to widen Interstate 27

The South Carolina Department of Transportation wants to upgrade sections of Interstate 26, but it’s not going to be cheap. The department announced proposals for two new widening projects for the interstate—one located in Newberry, Lexington and Richland Counties and the other in Charleston County. The former is estimated to cost more than $241 million, while the […]

January 29, 2016

Roadbuilding

South Carolina considers using DOT trucks as billboards

South Carolina Department of Transportation vehicles could soon be advertising more than just road construction if a plan by the department is approved. The Associated Press reported that the SCDOT has asked a panel in the State House of Representatives if it could begin selling advertisements on department property like trucks and even buildings to raise money. “We […]

December 7, 2015

Construction Equipment

KRYPTON: Ford F-350 with sinister visor, 40-inch tires is the true Truck of Steel (PHOTOS)

There are plenty of impressive-looking trucks on the SEMA show floor and the Krypton, a monstrified Ford F-350 designed by the folks from South Carolina shop Fab Fours, is no exception. But the combination of the truck’s bright green visor and wheel flares pulled me in. And that’s when I found out that those things […]

November 5, 2015

Roadbuilding

South Carolina DOT worker dies after being backed over by dump truck

A South Carolina Department of Transportation worker died Tuesday after he was struck by a coworker-driven dump truck. According to WBTW, 51-year-old Henry Norris was walking to a piece of equipment on a jobsite when his coworker began to back up a dump truck. Norris was hit as his coworker was trying to back onto Mayberry Road in Darlington […]

October 21, 2015

Roadbuilding

Montana tops list of 10 deadliest states for motorists

Forbes has a new list out of the top 10 deadliest states in America for drivers, and Montana’s 80 mph speed limits and rural roads pushed it to the top spot. Washington, D.C., was named the safest place to drive. The Forbes list is based on a study from the University of Michigan Transportation Research […]

October 8, 2015

Roadbuilding

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

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 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

Bill introduced to SC House seeks to increase gas tax while another wants to halt all road construction for 5 years

Members of the South Carolina House of Representatives have filed two bills with very different agendas. If either were to become law, it would have a huge impact on road construction in the state. In section 5 of House Bill 3579, introduced Wednesday, includes language that would not allow new road construction until July 1, 2020. “This section must […]

February 12, 2015

Roadbuilding

Texas leads U.S. equipment purchases in Q3, sales down 19 percent from 2013

If you believe everything is bigger in Texas, than it should come as no surprise that the state also needs the most road construction equipment. At 68 buyers during the third quarter of 2014, Texas construction companies financed the most road construction equipment in the United States. The numbers are according to an analysis of Equipment […]

November 21, 2014