Feds Ditch Bishopville Truck Route Dream After Nearly a Decade
Published Date: 8/19/2026
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Summary
FHWA is issuing this notice to advise the public that it is rescinding its Notice of Intent (NOI), published in the Federal Register on April 14, 2017, to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Bishopville Truck Route, state project #033261, a proposal to provide a truck route in the vicinity of the City of Bishopville in Lee County, South Carolina.
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