It is almost finished: the Palmetto Parkway project has come miles in the last few months…and crews tell us, they expect to beat their December 31st deadline to open the parkway.

The government is now trying to get the word out that any cell phone use while behind the wheel can be extremly dangerous. In Washington, the Transportation Department is so worried about drivers who don’t keep their minds on driving, that they’re holding a summit meeting about it. Distracted Drivers reportedly cause thousands of traffic deaths a year. ABC News’ T.J. Winick has more.

You may have seen the highway signs Tuesday morning…giving an Amber Alert. Those signs were activated statewide Tuesday morning, to let anyone on South Carolina roads know that a child was missing. But, the signs did not give you any idea what was going on…or what to look for. Why did Amber Alert signs give no details…saying only “tune to local media”? WJBF News Channel 6’s SC Capitol reporter, Robert Kittle, get answers.

South Carolina Department of Transportation officials want to hear what Aiken residents want to see done about traffic issues on Silver Bluff Road. Thursday night, they meet together to get feedback from the community, and pitch some new ideas of their own. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe explains.

Money to preserve a big part of Augusta’s past could be history. Three years ago, the old train depot on Reynolds Street was awarded a $450,000 grant for renovations, but that money could soon be moving on down the line. WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola has the story.

From Wall Street to your Wallet…many see “Cash For Clunkers” as a highly successful program, taking thousands of gas guzzlers off the roads. In all, the program replaced nearly 700,000 clunkers with new fuel-efficient vehicles.

Auto dealers will get more time to submit their Cash for Clunkers deals to the government for repayment after the Department of Transportation extended the deadline for filing claims. Dealers will now have until noon Tuesday to file the paperwork they need to get repaid for the Cash for Clunkers credits of up to $4,500.

Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood says Georgia will receive another $11.8 million in federal stimulus funds for transit improvements.

The Obama administration plans to end the popular $3 billion Cash for Clunkers program on Monday at 8 p.m EDT, The Associated Press has learned.

A newspaper is reporting that the Federal Transit Administration has frozen transit grants to Georgia because of financial management issues.

Starting Monday, you will no longer be able to drive onto Bobby Jones Expressway Eastbound from Wheeler Road. WJBF News Channel 6’s Barclay Bishop has the detail.

There’s a draining problem for some Edgefield County residents. It’s been four months since ‘road closed’ signs went up on Holmes Pond Road…and so far, there’s been no repairs done. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe looks for answers as to why the road has not been repaired.

The signs say “road closed”...but that doesn’t stop drivers from using Gray Mare Hollow Road, in Aiken. They say, after 14 months of construction, it’s time to move along. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe has the story.

Engineers say 80% of the Interstate 20 construction project is finished. A July 2010 completion date has been moved up because the work is slated to be completed a lot earlier. Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Renita Crawford for the latest.

Snow in the CSRA meant some people got to sleep in…others got the day off! News Channel 6’s Joy Howe went out and got a chance to join some people enjoying the snow on Inauguration Day.