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Roadbuilding

Three former SCDOT employees plead guilty in public corruption investigation

Three former South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) employees have pleaded guilty to charges of corruption in a kickback scheme that goes back several years, according to the South Carolina Attorney General’s Office. Charges were filed last summer, alleging bribery, conspiracy and in one case stolen property. The pleas, listed in a release by the South […]

March 22, 2017

Roadbuilding

Two SCDOT workers killed, one injured while working on road shoulder

Two South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) workers were killed when a motorist left the roadway and struck them while they were working on the shoulder of Augusta Road in Aiken County. Tony Redmond, 54, and Robert Clark, 64, were both with SCDOT’s Aiken County Maintenance. Redmond had worked for SCDOT since 1996 and Clark […]

March 15, 2017

Roadbuilding

Carolinas AGC presents SCDOT director with Build with the Best Award

The Carolinas Association of General Contractors (AGC) has presented South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) Director Christy Hall with the “Build with the Best Award.” The association presents the award to a non-contractor that contributes to the “betterment of the construction industry and the overall economic welfare of the Carolinas.” Carolinas AGC presented Hall with […]

February 21, 2017

Roadbuilding

South Carolina DOT launches public access to view progress of highways and bridges

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has launched a “Project Viewer” section of its website that provides an interactive road map of the state providing the progress of highway and bridge projects. The agency says this is a move to make the agency more transparent and accountable with real-time updates as projects move forward. […]

January 30, 2017

Roadbuilding

S. Carolina DOT to replace 2 bridges spanning Pinewood Lake

There are changes in store for drivers who commute on Garners Ferry Road (Route 378) between Sumter and Columbia, South Carolina, WLTX 19 reports. According to Jason Fulmer with the South Carolina Department of Transportation, two bridges on the route that cross over Pinewood Lake have reached the end of their life spans and are being […]

August 22, 2016

Roadbuilding

Former S. Carolina DOT workers charged with corruption in kickback scheme

Three former South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) workers have been charged in corruption schemes involving bribery, conspiracy and in one case stolen property, according to a report by The State. “SCDOT has zero tolerance for wrongdoing of any kind and wishes to express its appreciation for the hard work of both the State Law […]

August 2, 2016

Roadbuilding

S. Carolina DOT slates 10 bridges for replacement

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has slated 10 substandard bridges on state roads in Pickens County to be replaced, thanks to the roads legislation adopted by the Legislature this year, Greenville Online reports. The new legislation will generate $950 million over the next 10 years to replace 400 deficient bridges statewide and will allow the agency […]

July 8, 2016

Roadbuilding

S. Carolina DOT seeks input on Public Participation Plan for improvements

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is seeking public input on the agency’s 2016 Updated Public Participation Plan (PPP) that includes involvement in the Statewide Multimodal Transportation Plan and the Statewide Transportation Improvement Program. “Feedback from the public will help shape the process in which SCDOT engages all interested parties and incorporates their input […]

June 22, 2016

Roadbuilding

Gov. Haley signs into law S. Carolina’s $2.2 billion highway funding bill

South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has signed into law S. 1258, an infrastructure funding bill that allows the state to borrow $2.2 billion over 10 years to help fund highway projects for the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT). “SCDOT can now move forward with the planning and development of several projects and needed repairs […]

June 10, 2016

Roadbuilding

S. Carolina DOT commission re-appoints commissioner following state Supreme Court ruling

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) Commission held an emergency meeting this week to re-appoint SCDOT Secretary Christy Hall following a state Supreme Court ruling that removed the governor’s ability to appoint the position during fiscal year 2016. Gov. Nikki Haley appointed Hall to head the agency last October, and the state senate confirmed […]

May 20, 2016

Roadbuilding

S. Carolina DOT receives construction awards for recycled materials, perpetual pavement

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has received two construction awards, which include one for using recycled materials and another for long-lasting pavement work. Both were presented during the South Carolina Transportation Commission’s April meeting. The Asphalt Recycling and Reclaiming Association (ARRA) gave SCDOT Secretary Christy A. Hall its Richard E. Lowell President’s Award, […]

April 27, 2016

Roadbuilding

S. Carolina lawmakers at odds over highway funding

The South Carolina House and Senate are at odds over highway funding as the House has proposed spending $415 million while the Senate proposes spending $400 million, The Greenville News reports. In the meantime, the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is deciding where to spend whatever amount of money it gets. On April 15, SCDOT released its plan on how it would spend $415 […]

April 20, 2016