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The heavily-travelled 5.2-mile corridor between Rock Hill and York, SC received a much-needed upgrade this past fall with Sloan Construction expanding the two-lane highway to four lanes and a center turn lane.

The project included approximately 115,000 cubic yards of earthwork, placement of graded aggregate base course, placement of over 77,000 tons of base, binder and surface asphalt, the construction of over 45,000 linear feet of curb and gutter, the installation of 33,000 linear feet of concrete storm drain pipe and 227 drainage structures.

The project also included the construction of a 140-foot long three span bridge over Fishing Creek, using 45-inch pre-stressed concrete AASHTO Type III beams, 42-inch drilled shafts and steel end-bent H-pilings. Capital Management & Engineering of Rock Hill, SC coordinated utility relocation work for the project, as well as field management for York County.

Pennies for Progress is the name of the York County Capital Projects Sales and User Tax Program. The Pennies for Progress Program was initiated by York County to provide citizens with a safer and more efficient roadway system.

Projects were chosen by a Sales Tax Commission representing citizens, and then were approved by voters. York County was the first county in South Carolina to pass this type of sales tax to improve the road system, with 99 cents of every sales tax dollar raised in York County staying in York County.