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® January 31 2018 Vol. XXXI • No. 3
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Three-Leg Directional Interchange Provides Access to Volvo Plant
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“The Volvo facility is expected to accommodate more than 4,000 employees by 2040,” said Jae Mattox, South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) program manager.
By Cindy Riley
Construction crews in Berkeley County, S.C., are building a new three-leg directional interchange along I-26 that will provide direct access to the South Carolina Volvo cars manufacturing facility. The $44 million interchange is located along I-26 at mile marker 189, roughly 2 mi. east of SC 27/Ridgeville Road and approximately 5 mi. west of Jedburg Road. It will include both at-grade and flyover ramps. “The Volvo facility is expected to accommodate more than 4,000 employees by 2040,” said Jae Mattox, South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) program manager. “In addition to the Volvo factory itself, extensive supporting manufacturing development is expected for related suppliers or manufacturers, which could generate as much as 10,000 additional employees. As a United Infrastructure Debuts result, the new interchange is required to accommodate the projected traffic Link-Belt Cranes…18 demands.” Mattox said the Volvo interchange will have a dramatic impact on drivers in the area. “Based on the amount of industrial space that is available, the site could generate more than 16,000 trips during the ingress and egress peak. The new interchange will effectively manage the additional traffic demand in a safe and efficient manner.” The interchange project itself was initiated in 2015. Mattox calls the effort extremely satisfying. “It is very rewarding to work on a project that will have such a positive economic impact on South Carolina,” Mattox said. “The project was developed on a Sennebogen to Feed ‘Clean very rigorous schedule, which required extensive teamwork and collaboration Energy’ Projects…47 between various public and private stakeholders.” Daniel Burton, SCDOT resident construction engineer, said, “The I-26 Volvo Table of Contents ................4 Interchange will provide an alternate access to Exit 194, which should aid in alleAttachment & Parts Section viating congestion in the area.” Maintaining erosion control measures to reduce impacts to wetland locations CEG CORRESPONDENT
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Officials Break Ground on $872M Natural Gas Facility WESTLAKE, La. (AP) Government officials and executives of the Entergy utility corporation gathered in southwest Louisiana to break ground for an $872 million natural gasfired generating station. The governor’s office said the Entergy Louisiana project will employ about 700 peo-
ple in Calcasieu Parish at the peak of construction. It is expected to create 31 permanent jobs. Entergy said in a news release that the Lake Charles Power Station will lower customer energy costs between $1.3 billion and $2 billion over the plant’s anticipated 30-year life.
The company also says the facility, called a “combined cycle’’ unit, will cut carbon dioxide emissions by 40 percent, compared to Entergy’s older gas-fired plants. (This story also can be found on Construction Equipment Guide’s website at www.constructionequipmentguide.com.)