ron kirby says spartanburg county is using a crack seal system to fill in the cracks before the entire road needs to be replaced. 3 kirby tells me that roads generally have a lifespan of about 15-20 years, but he says because the upstate has not as severe weather as other parts of the country, the roads here last about 23 years. cody? 3 rebecca did he say if he knows yet whether or not the money for roads in governor hayley's proposed budget will help roads in this area? area?he did say that last year the state approved a budget of 216 million dollars and he says 9.7 was given to on state roads, and says they are currently in the process of getting contracts for four different roads using that funding. 3 fixing our roads is a big part of governor nikki haley's one billion dollar budget plan for the coming year yearwe were in columbia today as she proposed spending 350 million dollars for road repairs ...and says she hopes it will be passed by the house. the governor included a 49 million dollars coming from a phased-in gas tax increase. lawmakers will look at the governor's proposal as

charles severance was found guilty of murdering nancy dunning, ron kirby and ruthanne lodato. prosecutors decided not to seek the death penalty. coming up at "abc7 news at 6:00" -- >> shell evers are emptying -- shell evers are emptying out in advance of the weekend potential blizzard. i'm suzanne kennedy with the story coming up. maureen: right now the calm before the storm. but tomorrow we are looking at the historic snowfall with strong winds and treacherous conditions. team coverage from storm watch meteorologist coming up. leon: everybody knows the drill when the storms hit. you have to get the batteries and the toilet paper. time is running out to get supplies. the shelves are already looking bare. suzanne kennedy is in bethesda where the last-minute shoppers are stocking up. i see you still have a crowd behind you, suzanne. suzanne: it's been steady all day long, leon. if you plan to go out tonight and on in to tomorrow take a look at this. this is what you will run into. you will run into the lines of the people getting ready for the weekend predicted blizzard. a local

ron kirby says you may notice the cracking...he says that's a structural failure when the water gets under the cracks in the road."spartanburg county is and scdot is using a crack seel program now... you'll see it, it looks terrible, but it really is affective."and although drivers are frustrated with the conditions... some, say they understand there are setbacks. 3 3 "it takes a lot of man power to do stuff like that so it would just depend on you know how many people they can get together and with the weather the way it is now, it's hard for them to really do anything with the roads." roads." 3 "good asphalt has the bigger rocks on the bottom."kirby says the biggest complaint... potholes ... but he says those aren't caused by water damage ... he says potholes just come up over time with the lifespan of the road.but when it comes to cracks... he says rather than repaving them.... the inexpensive."pennies on the dollar. a much better fix, now it's not permenant, it only lasts a few years, but it keeps water from getting under the pavement and will extend the life." 3 kirby tells me t

spartanburg county engineer ron kirby showed me plans today to take some of the danger out of driving 4th street. 18:26:35"what we're looking at doing is taking out some of the very tight turns and also the vertical curves...flattening those out...so it will make it a much smoother ride..."18:26:55 "widen the road, add shoulders and flatten out the side slopes."but for 4th street residents like rex seay.. fixing the road may not stop speeders...or prevent fatal crashes. 3 3 18:36:48"speeding has always 3 the plans to fix this road are still in the beginning stages...and funding will come from taxpayers...about 2 to 3 million dollars estimated.the county says this road has been a top priority for years...but now, fixing it they say, is more vital than ever...to potentially save lives. live in spartanburg county andrew reeser the four o clock news. 3 now time for weather and traffic together every 10 minutes---- 3 showers will push in late tonight into friday morning. rain won't be heavy and many areas will miss out on it completely! expect morning temps in the mid 30s to around 40. fri

he was convicted of killing nancy dunning, ron kirby, and ruth anodado. >> he will be free to wallow in the anger and loathing his life has been filled. >> bob mcdonald is a friend of the victims. peggy fox goes one on one with him about his appearance today in fairfax county. >>> more on blizzard 2016. the effort to get volunteers involved in snow shoveling is coming up short. the man organizing thinks he will need a thousand people. >> the two things i think are most important right now is that people start to get ready to help out their neighbors. >> reporter: joseph porceli founded snowshovel.org. >> a lot of people don't drive cars so they have to get from their sidewalk to the street or the bus stop. >> reporter: this job takes a lot of people. at last check, he hatted 300 volunteers and he needs 700 more. >> sign up for snowcrew.org and keep an eye on an area where you live to see who needs help. >> reporter: he runs it for free out of his own home where he and his wife are raising their threemonth old baby. people can sign up to shovel ramps and fire hydrants. >> it is up to

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