I-77
Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has released the identity of the person who was killed in a single motorcycle accident that occurred on June 28, 2026 at approximately 2:35 A.M. on I-77 at the I-26 Interchange at MM 1 in Lexington County. Fisher states that Mr. Pablo Marcelo Caballero Molina, 21, of Hopkins, S.C was […]
The Chester County Coroner’s Office has released age and gender of the person who died in a Pine Ridge Middle School bus crash Thursday afternoon. The coroner said a 13-year-old male died in the accident on I-77, in Chester County, after the bus the child was on overturned because of a blown out tire. The […]
Early this afternoon, three buses carrying students from Pine Ridge Middle School were traveling home south on Interstate 77, following a field trip just outside Charlotte. A tire blew on one of the buses, causing an accident. The bus was carrying 3 adults and roughly 35 students. The two other buses traveling back on Interstate […]
The rehab of the I-77 northbound bridges around Cayce and West Columbia has been completed. The job was done more than 24 hours ahead of schedule, according to the SCDOT. Work on the interstate has caused long lines of traffic in West Columbia, Columbia, Cayce and Lexington. I-77 is currently open to traffic in both […]
The I-77 northbound bridges from the I-26 Interchange to the Bluff Road exit (Exit 5) were closed on Friday, March 24, for repairs. The closing of the bridges has resulted in traffic back-ups on several streets in West Columbia, Columbia, Cayce and Lexington. The part of I-77 (northbound bridges) closed on March 24 through April […]
Scout Motors Inc. (“Scout”) is establishing its first manufacturing plant in Blythewood. At the Richland County site, the company will build all-electric, next-generation trucks and rugged SUVs harkening back to the iconic Scout vehicles produced from 1960 to 1980. “This is a transformational Day For The Midlands of South Carolina,“ said Sen. Nikki Setzler of West […]
The Cayce Fire Department and Columbia’s HazMat Team were on the scene of a fuel spill from a tractor trailer. It happened before noon Thursday, on I 77 at the north bound mile marker 2. One lane of traffic was shut down and drivers were asked to use caution traveling through the area.
I-77 South is blocked at the 2-mile marker due to a tractor trailer fire. The SC Highway Patrol is advising drivers to expect delays and find an alternate route. After 2 p.m. fire units were still on the scene as traffic backed up on I-77.