SCDOT’s Sunday, Oct. 25, update on flooding impacts in South Carolina
October 26, 2015
COLUMBIA, SC – South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) Acting Secretary Christy A. Hall has issued her Sunday, Oct. 25, update on the transportation system in South Carolina.
Secretary Hall’s report has information including:
- State road closures are down from a peak of 541 (Oct. 5) to 129 (Oct. 25), a 76 percent decrease.
- More than 425 SCDOT highway workers, approximately 67 crews, are staffing the recovery effort.
- 15 debris collection trucks and trailers are operating. More than 36,000 cubic yards of debris collected total.
- SCDOT Call Center is operating 6 am—7 pm daily. There have been over 3.5 million visits to the SCDOT Road Conditions webpage during this event.
- All Interstate highways are open.
- 12 primary routes remain closed statewide.
- The majority of the current closures are on the state’s Secondary System.
A complete copy of the Secretary’s Oct. 25 update can be found at this link: http://www.scdot-transfer.org/SCDOTPhotos/SecretaryStormRecoveryReportOct25.pdf
Secretary Hall’s report summarized several topics including the resources deployed by SCDOT in the state’s recovery effort, the current condition of the state-maintained highway system including remaining closures, a review of other modes of transportation such as rail, aviation, marine and transit services and debris removal operations. ~
