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Originally, both Carolinas selected a route running south from Rockingham, North Carolina. However, North Carolina had more money to spend on roads, [6] and, on May 10, 1995, the US Senate Environment and Public Works Committee approved North Carolina's plan for I-73 to run eastward to the coast and enter South Carolina at North Myrtle Beach. [7]
The Southern Evacuation Lifeline (SELL) is a proposed 28-mile (45 km) [1] limited-access highway in Horry County, South Carolina, in the United States. [2] The project is currently underfunded, expecting to cost around $600 million, [3] and issues with the route itself still remain, as it would travel directly next to several wildlife preserves.
Interstate 222 (I-222) is a future auxiliary Interstate Highway that will be a connector between I-22 and the proposed I-422 near Birmingham, Alabama. There will be no exits other than its termini. The highway has been proposed because an interchange directly between I-22 and I-422 cannot be built due to environmental issues. [22]
This time around, one of the most talked about construction projects in this part of South Carolina, Interstate 73, is listed as one of the projects that Ride IV would fund if it’s passed.
A map that shows where planned interstate highway repaving will take place in South Carolina. With the addition of these projects, SCDOT now has approximately 200 miles of interstate resurfacing ...
Portions of I-26, I-126 and I-20 will be under construction for the next eight years, as the state’s Department of Transportation begins work on a $2.08 billion project to overhaul the roadways.
First, in 1922, federal highways were first constructed in the state (the first federal interstate highway in South Carolina, I-85, would not be completed until 1965). Then, in 1924, Governor Thomas G. McLeod signed the Pay-As-You-Go Highway Act, which created the state highway system.
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) operates and maintains one welcome center and seven rest areas along I-26. Welcome centers, which have a travel information facility on site, are located at milemarker 3 (eastbound); rest areas are located at milemarkers 63 (east and westbound), 123 (east and westbound), 150 (eastbound), 152 (westbound), and 204 (eastbound). [2]