CONWAY, S.C. — Change is coming.
Orange barrels line the roadway as bulldozers move piles of dirt. Blue plastic and concrete pipes are stacked like firewood in the parking lots of vacant buildings.
The construction is part of Horry County’s RIDE 3 plan, in partnership with the South Carolina Department of Transportation, to widen 4.5 miles of U.S. 701 north of Conway. The project stretches from Highway 319 to Highway 22…