Project Approach
Because of the need to complete this project as quickly as possible within budget, the South Carolina Department of Transportation chose to manage this project with a design build contract.
Rather than using a traditional design contract to create a design and then getting bids from contractors to construct the design (known as design-bid-build), the Design-Build contract allows the design and construction team to work together for solutions, schedule, and cost savings. The Design-Build Contractor with the best price and schedule was contracted to design and build the widening project.
Press Releases
US 17 Widening to Protect Environment While Improving Safety
SCDOT Quarterly Connector (connector_article.pdf - 261Kb)
SCDOT Quarterly Connector.
- Check out the design renderings for the new Gardens Corner Interchange (US 17 and US 21).
Renderings - (1.0 Mb - PDF)
Interchange construction is underway. Go to the monthly Project Updates under Project Approach for more information and work progress. 
- maps
- Newsletter
newsletter.pdf
(352Kb) - You will need Adobe Reader to view the newsletter.
- Project Updates
- December 2009
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