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Friday, March 08, 2013  The Coastal Conservation League wants Gov. Nikki Haley to block the cutting of trees in the median on Interstate 26 between I-95 and Summerville. The transportation department plans to cut the trees to reduce the number of deaths and severe injuries in crashes on that stretch of the highway.

Wednesday, February 20, 2013  Not everyone is pleased with state Transportation Department plans to cut all the trees in the median on heavily traveled Interstate 26 between I-95 and Summerville.

Friday, February 15, 2013  The state Department of Transportation is moving ahead with a $5 million plan to improve safety on a dangerous stretch of Interstate 26.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  A pedestrian is dead after being struck by a sports utility vehicle on I-95 North bound near Turbeville.

Tuesday, March 13, 2012  A New Tech Grant hopes to bring new teaching methods to some high schools along the I-95 corridor.

Friday, October 28, 2011  South Carolina transportation officials say two emergency bridge repairs on major highways in the state have been completed weeks ahead of schedule.

Monday, September 12, 2011  If you plan to head north up I-95 in the next couple of months, expect to see some congestion as you approach Santee.  Traffic build up is expected along I-95 N as the speed limit is reduced to 45 mph and one lane is closed for bridge repairs over Lake Marion at the Clarendon-Orangeburg County line.

Monday, August 22, 2011  A pair of state senators criticizing Governor Nikki Haley for the state's high unemployment rate.

Monday, August 22, 2011  Ridgeland still faces a legal battle over its use of speed cameras on Interstate 95, even though the city ended the program months ago.

Thursday, August 04, 2011  233 pounds of pure cocaine, individually packaged and hidden in furniture inside a tractor-trailer... That's what Florence County sheriff's deputies found when they stopped the semi on Interstate 95 Thursday morning.

Wednesday, June 15, 2011  South Carolina senators have overridden Gov. Nikki Haley's veto of a bill meant to coordinate efforts to increase opportunities in poor, rural communities along Interstate 95.  The Senate voted 30-10 on Wednesday to void her veto. Whether the bill becomes law will be decided in the House.

Thursday, June 09, 2011  Haley says she vetoed the bill this week because it unnecessarily creates a new state agency that duplicates what the state commerce and education departments already do.

Tuesday, May 17, 2011  Legislators have advanced a bill meant to stop a South Carolina town from using a camera and radar system to send traffic tickets through the mail.

Sunday, March 27, 2011  Cameras along Interstate 95 in South Carolina are nabbing motorists for speeding and creating controversy.

Thursday, February 03, 2011  The town of Ridgeland is asking a federal judge to toss out a lawsuit challenging the town's use of cameras to catch speeders on Interstate 95 in southern South Carolina.  The company that helped the town launch the camera system also has asked that the suit filed in Charleston be dismissed.