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If you've driven by the state fairgrounds parking lot, you may have seen the mounds of dirt and construction equipment.

The main tailgating area for University of South Carolina football games is undergoing a $4 million beautification project.

The new area will include paved roads, drainage, curbing and hundreds of trees.

With the makeover, Gamecock fans could see some higher prices for the pretty parking spaces.