South Carolina is moving forward with hundreds of miles of road improvements, including projects in Berkeley County, following a major vote by the state’s top transportation officials.

The South Carolina Department of Transportation approved the 2026 Pavement Improvement Plan, and it comes with some upgrades to major roads.

Jamestown, Williamsburg, and Yorktown — for a five-day immersion into history with Road Scholar. Each site brought surprises worth writing about in this column.