LITTLE MOUNTAIN, S.C. (WIS) - Just days after a WIS “Road to Repair” investigation spotlighted crumbling conditions on Jake Eargle Road , the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) was out making fixes.

People who live along this mile-and-a-half stretch near Broad River Road in Richland County say they have been waiting years for attention and have felt forgotten.

The agency said its crews leveled sections of pavement, patched potholes and repainted faded road lines.

The work from SCDOT this past week targeted two of the worst sections, including a large hump near a stop sign that neighbors had flagged as particularly hazardous.

Neighbors like Ned Row said the sight of SCDOT trucks rolling in to make repairs was a welcome one.

“It’s at last,” Rowe said. “And I probably

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