IRVING, Texas – (BUSINESS WIRE) – Fluor Corporation (NYSE: FLR) today announced that its joint venture team, Fluor-Lane South Carolina, comprised of Fluor and The Lane Construction Corporation, inaugurated phase one of the port access road for the Carolina Department of Transportation South (SCDOT) in Charleston, South Carolina.
The new highway provides direct access between the new Hugh Leatherman Port Terminal located at the old Charleston Naval Base and Interstate 26.
“As the fastest growing container port in the U.S., Fluor understands the economic importance of having secure and reliable infrastructure access to port terminals,” said Terry Towle, president of Fluor’s Urban Solutions business group. “Being able to get products to market quickly is vitally important for local, state and regional commerce. This new direct access road will help to safely combine container traffic from the new port terminal with I-26’s existing traffic patterns. ”
The new highway is an elevated overpass structure that directly accesses I-26 and avoids railroad crossings, intersections of local streets and tidal streams. It includes a new fully directional interchange on I-26, the reconstruction of two I-26 exits, an elevated three-level intersection and improvements to local roads to safely integrate container terminal traffic with existing traffic.
The second phase of the project, which is scheduled for near completion by the end of the year, will consist of the new Bainbridge Connector Road and Stromboli Avenue Extension, reconstruction of Stromboli Avenue and road improvements associated with surface streets to serve the new terminal and accommodate the growth of the passenger traffic.
The construction of the Porto Access Road began in 2016.
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