State officials discuss I-526 extension contract
Charleston County assumes much of the legal and financial responsibility for its plan to extend Interstate 526 into Johns and James islands, according to an amended contract with the state and several state officials’ comments
Greenville pilot gets Instructor of the Year nod
Greenville resident and Stratos Aviation flight instructor Dimitri Partafyllas has been named 2019 Flight Instructor of the Year for the South Carolina District of the Federal Aviation Administration.
Frontier doubles flights to Denver
Frontier Airlines will double the number of flights between Denver and Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport. Twice weekly nonstop flights will increase to four times a week beginning May 3, according to a GSP news release.
CARTA breaks ground on new park-and-ride lot
The Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority has broken ground on a new four-acre Rivers Avenue park-and-ride lot in North Charleston.
Upstate growth is requiring mobility adjustments
Dean Hybl, executive director of Ten at the Top, said the Upstate footprint is growing quicker than in the past and it’s up to business and community stakeholders to get control of that growth.
Feda: I-85 projects behind schedule
The I-85/385 Gateway Project in Greenville is several months behind schedule, and the I-85 widening project in Spartanburg and Cherokee counties is further behind than that, according to S.C. Deputy Secretary of Transportation Jim Feda.
S.C. DOT plans Boiling Springs project meeting
The South Carolina Department of Transportation is hosting a public open house to discuss proposed intersection improvements at Boiling Springs Road and Shoally Creek Road.
Motorists alerted to Gateway Project closures
Temporary closures and detours of both directions of Interstate 385 at the Interstate 85 interchange will occur this weekend for the installation of new ramp girders as part of the I-85/385 Gateway Project, according to a news release.
American Airlines increases service to Dallas-Fort Worth
American Airlines will increase the number of weekly seats offered between Greenville-Spartanburg International Airport and Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport by nearly 14% this summer.
Ten at the Top identifies 2019 priorities
The organization that has dedicated the last 10 years to keeping people in the Upstate talking about common causes has a list of key concerns.
State, county greenlight I-526 project
State and local officials once again approved a plan to extend Interstate 526 into Johns and James Island, meaning the longstanding and controversial infrastructure project is back on track more than a decade after its inception.
Underfunded Greenlink not keeping up with economic growth
As the central city in a region of growth, Greenville is coming down with Atlanta-like symptoms.