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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.

Thursday, November 03, 2011  Horry County is seeking $20 million in federal money to upgrade a small railroad serving counties in North and South Carolina.

Friday, October 14, 2011  The S.C. Transportation Department projects a cash shortage of between $4 million and $5 million in October and another $3 million in December.

Tuesday, April 19, 2011  The U.S. Transportation Department is withholding a report on millions in grant money earmarked for a transportation research center at South Carolina State University in Orangeburg.

Thursday, January 06, 2011  The South Carolina Department of Transportation has a new online system where residents can request such things as repair of potholes or cleaning ditches along roads.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010  South Carolina has implemented a new telephone system to provide road condition information to motorists.

Thursday, September 09, 2010  The government says the number of people dying on the nation's roads has reached its lowest level in six decades.

Wednesday, September 08, 2010  Planners on Hilton Head Island are looking for ways to make the South Carolina town a bit more pedestrian friendly.

Thursday, March 11, 2010  Toyotas and texters aside, highway deaths fall to lowest number in more than half-century

Thursday, February 04, 2010  Transportation Dept opens investigation into brake problems on 2010 model Prius

Friday, January 22, 2010  Obama administration posting mountain of data to Internet

Monday, December 21, 2009  The Transportation Department is ordering airlines to let passengers stuck in stranded airplanes to deplane after three hours.