By Fred Palm, contributing editor  |  The S.C. State Infrastructure Bank (SIB) last week voted no  (4-3) again on continuing the contract for completing the I-526 extension (I-526X) in Charleston County.  On Friday,  the county threatened a lawsuit, claiming the SIB couldn’t pull out of the project that would connect West Ashley to Johns Island and end on James Island, traversing the Stono River over the adjacent swamp-wetlands.

While the final costs of this addition have not been nailed down, it would be the most expensive highway expansion ever built in South Carolina. This is a big deal.