{"id":32117,"date":"2025-09-02T20:30:09","date_gmt":"2025-09-03T03:30:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/ferrovial-starts-825m-i-95-project-in-south-carolina-georgia\/"},"modified":"2025-09-02T20:30:09","modified_gmt":"2025-09-03T03:30:09","slug":"ferrovial-starts-825m-i-95-project-in-south-carolina-georgia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/essential.construction\/news\/ferrovial-starts-825m-i-95-project-in-south-carolina-georgia\/","title":{"rendered":"Ferrovial starts $825M I-95 project in South Carolina, Georgia"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> [ad_1]<br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech\">\n    <button class=\"text-to-speech__button button\"><br \/>\n        <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"text-to-speech__button__icon\" src=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/static\/img\/play.svg?500116090725\" alt=\"-\"><br \/>\n        Listen to the article<br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-to-speech__button__audio-length\">2 min<\/span><br \/>\n    <\/button><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls\">\n        <audio controls=\"\" class=\"js-text-to-speech\" preload=\"none\"><source src=\"https:\/\/res.cloudinary.com\/dmgi9movl\/video\/upload\/q_1\/v1756832479\/news\/text_to_speech\/ferrovial-i-95-project-south-carolina-georgia_hgfsda.wav\" type=\"audio\/mp3\"><\/source><\/audio><\/p>\n<div class=\"text-to-speech__controls__text\">\n            This audio is auto-generated. Please let us know if you have <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/contact\/\" target=\"_blank\">feedback<\/a>.\n        <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Ferrovial started construction in August on the $825 million <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scdoti95widening.com\/thelatest\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>I-95 Improvements project<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> between South Carolina and Georgia, according to a news release. The interstate highway widening effort is South Carolina DOT\u2019s largest contract to date, with a construction cost of $728.8 million.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The goal is to <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scdoti95widening.com\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>improve traffic congestion<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> and accommodate expected growth, as well as updating interchanges and bridges to fit modern standards, according to the project website. This includes constructing a new bridge over the Savannah River.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>\u201cI-95 at the Georgia border has long been a choke point for traffic heading between New York and Miami,\u201d South Carolina Secretary of Transportation Justin Powell said in a June 2 news release, where he noted the work aims to fix the drive \u201cfor residents and visitors alike.\u201d<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The project area encompasses the 10-mile corridor of I-95 from one mile into Georgia at the Savannah River to just north of US 278. Currently, the corridor ranks among the worst of the rural interstates in freight mobility, per the project website.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<figure class=\"inside_story\">\n<div class=\"figure_content\">\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Map of the I-95 Improvements project area in South Carolina and Georgia.\" data-imagemodel=\"185298\" src=\"https:\/\/imgproxy.divecdn.com\/AsdX9ahQ3qv4QFm9T-MJT_5C3-RZTmDwOUEjhefsTLg\/g:ce\/rs:fit:1600:0\/Z3M6Ly9kaXZlc2l0ZS1zdG9yYWdlL2RpdmVpbWFnZS9TY3JlZW5zaG90XzIwMjUtMDktMDJfMTI1OTU2LnBuZw==.webp\"\/><\/div>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"inside_story_caption\">\n<p>I-95 Improvements project area in South Carolina and Georgia.<\/p>\n<p>Courtesy of South Carolina DOT<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>Funding for the work comes through South Carolina DOT&#8217;s Federal Interstate funds, State Rural Interstate funds and the Georgia DOT, according to the project website.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The award builds on Amsterdam-based Ferrovial\u2019s existing work in South Carolina. In 2023 the company led concrete rehabilitation of the South Carolina <\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.ferrovial.com\/en-us\/local-news\/webber-expands-into-south-carolina-with-awarded-airport-construction-contract\/\" target=\"_blank\"><span><span><span><span><span><span><span><span>Greenville Spartanburg Airport District<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/a><span><span><span><span><span><span> through its Woodlands, Texas-headquartered subsidiary Webber.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span><span><span><span><span><span>The anticipated completion date for the I-95 project is 2030.<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p>[ad_2]<br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.constructiondive.com\/news\/ferrovial-i-95-project-south-carolina-georgia\/759019\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">This article was originally posted at Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>[ad_1] Listen to the article 2 min This audio is auto-generated. 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