the work was being done by deveer construction. but it stopped work this month on a nearly $16 million project. the dot's ralph kennedy can only speculate on the reasons. >> failure to perform properly, i guess. >> rex: deveer had to be bonded. >> the bonding company will now finish the project. >> rex: the road is a little more than half a mile. scc says some of the initial construction caused cracks in one of its buildings. the college's president requests the responsible party to make necessary repairs. kennedy says only a small section of the road needs finishing and that liberty mutual has chosen wnc paving to handle part of it. >> they've got a contractor safety related items or any erosion control. >> rex: the paving and striping will have to wait for warmer weather. >> we're protected by the bond. >> rex: the bonding process protects the state from losing money. >> i know our division struggled in december and on in to january with trying to communicate with deveer. >> rex: despite these changes, the dot says the new road w

deveer construction is the same company that stopped work on the i-26 bridge over pond road. they've also halted work on a connector road in jackson county. as well as some projects in the eastern part of the state. the dot says deveer's bonding company will take over the projects. >> the bonding company will step up and complete the project for the agreed upon contract price. >> larry: the dot says it holds contractors to specific schedules. consequences to those if they're not met. deveer says they halted work on the projects because the state put them in a financial position where work couldn't be continued without getting paid. they say they're looking at their legal options. >> darcel: tomorrow is a big day. for republicans, it's the south carolina primary. >> larry: donald trump has been the longstanding leader there so far. but there have been surprises in the south carolina. megan hughes is in columbia with the latest tonight. >> we gotta get out tomorrow. we have to vote. >> reporter: donald trump is fighting on several fronts. he's taking on apple for refusing to he

>> rex: deveer construction walked off this project and others. dot officials say they're not sure why but they say there is a system in place to make sure

deveer is in breach of contract. a new contractor has already been picked to resume the work. tonight at 11, we'll talk about how this impacts the completion of the project. >> darcel: residents worried about safety on a busy transylvania county road want answers. they say the dot has put up guard rails near a corn field frank, where is this road? >> frank: darcel, this road is in transylvania county. it is u.s. highway 276. let me show you it to on a map. it runs from brevard to the upstate. the area is right around here in the duns rock community. >> it can be a very dangerous spot. >> frank: u.s. highway 276 outside of brevard is famous for accidents of cars landing in the french broad river. mike tinsly lives nearby and remembers when a 31-year-old georgia man recently drowned after his car went in to the river. >> i know two. one was a fatality. >> frank: people who live in this community are wondering about this. rails on elm bend road that seem to protect drivers from a corn field. the dot's district engineer said elm bend road got money from a program. >> comparison to

department of transportation officials say the contractor deveer construction left its contract last week without finishing the job. >> most of our contracts are bonded for payment and so we're working with them. >> jerrika: but what everyone wants to know is when it will be done. >> we'll work out a plan. but right now, i cannot tell you when the project will be completed. hopefully as soon as we can. but that's really all i can tell you right now. >> jerrika: it's a rare circumstance but one dot promises its bonding company is taking care of. >> it's not going to cost the state and taxpayers more money. >> jerrika: the goal is to get the orange cones out of here as soon as possible creating a straight path once again here i-26. as soon as the interim contractor develops a plan and dot signs off on it, work will resume over pond road. reporting live from i-26, jerrika insco, news 13. >> larry: the next few days we >> darcel: meteorologist zach green is here. >> zack: it's going to be cold again in the morning hours. we're talking the 60s area wide, folks. who is going to see it and