The reason it's not six lanes are many

It was Thanksgiving 2005. I'd just bought my second car but left it in Clover while the insurance got squared away. The Lumina got to the point it would run hot when sitting at a traffic light. Of course this particular Sunday the backup was as bad as it had ever been. I see the temp gauge creepin' up. Probably the best decision I've ever made was to pull over and let the car cool and traffic pass. It was getting pretty late so I knew the traffic would pass.

I did have an officer pull up beside me and ask if all was okay. I told him the situation and that I was trying to avoid giving him anymore headaches that evening. He seemed appreciative.

Last night it was not too bad. I left Clover right after the Panthers lost. I did what the sign told me to do and got in the left lane and held there. People were wanting to go 90, so we did. 3 ######## in pickup trucks wanted to be ultar aggressive, but nothing came of it.

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Dec 28, 2015, 2:51 PM

but they involve three main reasons:

1. The gas tax has not been raised or adjusted since 1987. Meanwhile, inflation makes a dollar in 1987 less than 50 cents today, and the cost of construction materials and labor has doubled. Effectively, SCDOT can only maintain 1/4 of what it was able to 30 years ago.

2. SCDOT is run by corrupt politicians on both sides of the aisle who have pet projects and prefer to waste money on new infrastructure rather than maintain the existing system. Rather than the governor and agency head being able to make sensible decision, big transportation decisions are made by the SCDOT commission and the state infrastructure bank.

3. The Feds have until recently not passed a highway bill in nearly 10 years, so there was little guaranteed federal money. Both D's and R's are responsible, so don't make it a partisan issue.

As much as I-95 should be widened, the the normal threshold for 4 to 6 lane widening is 50,000 vehicles or more per day. The only portions of I-95 where that currently is the case is between the Georgia line and Exit 8 (Hardeeville/Hilton Head). As of now, that's the only place where it makes most sense (and believe me, it's overdue). From Exit 8 to Exit 33 (Beaufort/Point South) is the next busiest segment and probably will hit 50,000 per day in the coming years. From Exit 33 to Exit 86 (I-26), that segment remains low. Frankly, I-26 and I-85 are higher priorities for widening at this point.

One thing that could be done in the interim to help with traffic is by eliminating trees in the middle of the median, as most accidents that cause the backups involve people crashing into trees.

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I-95 is a Parking Lot

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Yes.

My first car nearly died on my due to the 26 and 95 merge.

I have a client that came home from Florida yesterday. He

That is incredible. Well, highway 301 is nice too.***

Re: That is incredible. Well, highway 301 is nice too.***

Re: That is incredible. Well, highway 301 is nice too.***

Large sections of 95 were shut down after the flooding.

All the yankees headed back south after the holiday***

Das racist..., without having to be specific. I like it. +1.***

That's not racist....it profiling !! !***

Profiling is getting pulled before you even get off the

Re: All the yankees headed back south after the holiday***

Anyone tried the 301/321 route? Used to go that

gives me Gator Bowl flashbacks

Yup...especially on the way back home after the games.***

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Get off on exit 68, go east, pick up 17 S through walterboro

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why i'm planning to be through that area by 8am :)***

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Yesterday