How much will it cost to fix up the drive between the Savannah River and U.S. 278 on I-95?

About $825 million.

On Monday morning, the South Carolina Department of Transportation announced they had awarded the project to widen and improve corridor from one mile into Georgia at the Savannah River to approximately mile marker 9, just north of U.S. 278, according to a news release.

Described as the department's largest ever contract, SCDOT, in conjunction with the Georgia Department of Transportation, intends to improve interchanges and bridges on the 10-mile corridor, including the new bridge over the Savannah River. The goal of the project is to reduce traffic delays and congestion on the interstate.

Groundbreaking for the project is anticipated to begin by this summer, with an estimated

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