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Campaign for Highway and Transportation Bill Continues in Columbia, S.C.

Casey Schwager of AGC member company Sloan Construction leads Congressman James Clyburn on a tour of the company's Columbia, S.C., asphalt plant.

Casey Schwager of AGC member company Sloan Construction leads Congressman James Clyburn on a tour of the company's Columbia, S.C., asphalt plant.

The Transportation Construction Coalition and Americans for Transportation Mobility continued efforts for passage of the long-delayed highway and transportation bill on Tuesday with the unveiling of new billboard and online advertisements in Columbia. The effort, which will cover dozens of states during the coming weeks, is designed to educate the public about why passing a federal transportation bill is essential to improving road conditions in states like South Carolina. Read about the effort here. The news was covered by several local television stations, including WBTV, WACH and WSAV, in addition to the Charleston Post and Courier, Columbia Business Report and Charleston Regional Business Journal, to name a few.