It’s finally about to happen! The S.C. highway department is using roughly $600 million approved by legislators to speed up the widening of rural stretches of interstates 26 and 95 that have both been declared dangerous, bottle-necked and critical to South Carolina’s economy. It’s about time interstate 95 is widening; in fact, it’s about 30 years overdue.
Drivers who travel between Charleston and Columbia will be the biggest beneficiaries with the entire corridor widened to three lanes, each direction.
Also, the first 33 miles of Interstate 95 coming into South Carolina, in both directions, should be six lanes total by 2030, which is about two years sooner than previously expected.
The widening project for I-95 is now set to begin in the spring of 2025, and is expected to take approximately 3 years to complete. The first phase of the plan is to go from the state line all the way up to mile marker 9 which is right past exit eight, and when completed, a new Buc-ee’s travel center will open.
The widening project includes widening the highway from four to six lanes, replacing bridges, and improving two exits. The project is expected to be completed in 2028