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Fixing a traffic pain point: US 278 and SC 170 interchange getting overdue attention
The $6.7 million project is intended, in part, to improve safety for drivers at and around the busy interchange in Okatie. The junction has been the site for about 80 car accidents and one serious injury since August 2021.
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