Several heavily-traveled sections of Interstate highways will be analyzed

               Transportation Secretary H.B. Limehouse Jr. has announced that the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) intends to look at the possibility of HOV/HOT lanes in three additional regions of the state to see if they could be successful in reducing traffic congestion.

          South Carolina Secretary of Transportation H.B. “Buck” Limehouse Jr. and Federal Highway Administration Division (FHWA) Administrator Bob Lee signed the Final Environmental Impact Statement (FEIS) for the Northern I-73 Project on Wednesday, August 6, 2008.

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) plans to repair the bridge on Lorick Road in Richland County.

A contractor for the South Carolina Department of Transportation will be closing one lane of traffic on a portion of I-526 in Charleston County during nighttime hours for approximately two months beginning July 28.