South Carolina Highway 22 ( SC 22 ), also known as the Conway Bypass and Veterans Highway , is a four lane freeway that connects US 501 north of Conway, South Carolina , to US 17 in Myrtle Beach . The road was opened to traffic on May 4, 2001, six months ahead of schedule. It is slated to become part of Interstate 73 in the future. The road largely meets Interstate Highway standards , but in order to support increased Interstate traffic, its shoulders would need to be expanded to standard width.
60-477: In 1994, the original contract with Fluor Daniel called for six lanes from US 17 to SC 905 and four lanes the rest of the way to US 501. This money depended on a one-cent sales tax devoted to road funding, but voters turned that down. A bridge was built over the Intracoastal Waterway near Briarcliffe Acres , but it remained the "Bridge to Nowhere" for three years because there
120-566: A South Carolina House of Representatives delegation made up of 10 state representatives. In addition, the county has a South Carolina Senate delegation made up of five state senators. The delegations work concurrently to represent county issues in Columbia . The county's State House of Representatives delegation is currently made up of: The county's State Senate delegation is currently made up of: The county council of Horry County consists of members who represent 11 single-member districts with
180-542: A $ 2.9 billion acquisition of a zinc, gold, lead and coal mining operation, St. Joe Minerals , in 1981 after a bidding competition for the business with Seagram . By the 1980s, Fluor's primary business was building large refineries, petrochemical plants, oil pipelines and other facilities for the gas and oil industry, especially in the Middle East. By 1981, Fluor's staff had grown to 29,000 and revenue, backlog, and profits had each increased more than 30 percent over
240-635: A 10 percent interest in a smelter and refinery facility in Gresik, Indonesia in 1995 for $ 550 million. In 1994, it invested $ 650 million with the Beacon Group Energy Investment fund to finance energy projects. Fluor also has a majority interest in NuScale LLC., which is developing a new type of 45-megawatt nuclear reactor called a small modular reactor (SMR). Fluor's first projects were in constructing and grading roads, but by
300-542: A centralized administrative staff. Fluor has trained more than 100,000 craft workers in Indonesia, the Philippines, Korea, Pakistan, Kuwait and other countries, where the needed labor skills weren't available locally. It may also serve clients through a joint venture with another construction firm when a local infrastructure or niche expertise is needed. Fluor acquired shares of Genentech Inc. in 1981, and it bought
360-564: A chairman voted at-large. The county council meets at the Horry County Government and Justice Center in the first week of every month. Patricia S. Hartley is the clerk to council, members of the county council include: The Horry County Police Department provides 24-hour services to the unincorporated areas of the county. It is the only county police department in South Carolina. The Horry County Sheriff's Office
420-527: A decrease in overseas business. Additionally, it suffered losses from an over-budget power plant project in Rabigh, Saudi Arabia. Fluor was a sub-contractor to General Electric for the project. Fluor's subsidiaries sued GE alleging that it misrepresented the complexity of the project. Though revenues declined further the following year, profits were increasing. In 1999, nearly 5,000 workers were laid off from Fluor Daniel and 15 offices were closed. Fluor Daniel
480-685: A division called Coral Drilling and it started a deep-water oil exploration business in Houston called Deep Oil Technology. It also created Fluor Ocean Services in Houston in 1968 and acquired an interest in other fossil fuel operations in the 1970s. Fluor acquired a construction company, Pike Corp. of America and the engineering division of its prior partner in Australia, Utah Construction. In 1972, Fluor bought land in Irvine, California and started building its new headquarters on it. The following year,
540-697: A few years. In June 2000, the first section of the Conway Bypass opened 17 months sooner than expected despite flooding from Hurricane Floyd . In November 2000, the section from SC 90 to SC 905, including a 29-foot-high bridge over the Waccamaw River , opened 13 months sooner than planned. The final section opened with a ribbon cutting ceremony in May 2001. In 2003, the South Carolina General Assembly approved
600-451: A new interchange to be constructed two miles (3.2 km) west of US 701, and will then use a new highway to be built between SC 22 and SC 917 north of Cool Spring . The "I-73 Intermediate Traffic and Revenue Study" by C&M Associates, dated February 2016, was to be presented to state transportation officials March 24, 2016 and included upgrades to SC 22. RIDE III , if approved by voters, would also provide funding for
660-550: A resolution asking that the Conway Bypass be designated I-73. South Carolina Highway 22 is slated to be upgraded to Interstate standards and eventually become the southernmost terminus of Interstate 73 (I-73). I-73 will begin where SC 22 starts at US 17 near Briarcliffe Acres . It will then proceed northwest crossing the proposed routing of I-74 (currently SC 31 , the Carolina Bays Parkway). After passing Conway , I-73 will leave SC 22 at
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#1732787449625720-744: A significant portion of Fluor's revenues. The company also did projects related to the Manhattan Project , rebuilding after the Iraq War , recovering from Hurricane Katrina and building the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System . Fluor Corporation's predecessor, Rudolph Fluor & Brother, was founded in 1890 by John Simon Fluor and his two brothers in Oshkosh, Wisconsin as a saw and paper mill. John Fluor acted as its president and contributed $ 100 in personal savings to help
780-978: A valve rated for 1,975 pounds per square inch (psi) was being used where a valve rated at 2,235 psi was needed. Fluor built the Aladdin Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas in 2001 for $ 1.4 billion. In 2004, the company was awarded a $ 1.1 billion project with AMEC to help rebuild the water, power and civic infrastructure of Iraq after the Iraq War . Fluor has also built a rail line in Europe and missile sites in California and possibly Arizona. The company provided disaster recovery services in Louisiana after Hurricane Katrina . In 2010 Fluor provided workers to clean up oil tar on beaches in Florida and Alabama after
840-551: Is Conway . Horry County is the central county in the Myrtle Beach-Conway-North Myrtle Beach, SC Metropolitan Statistical Area . It is in the Pee Dee region of South Carolina, about 90 miles (140 km) north of Charleston , and about 130 miles (210 km) east of the state capital, Columbia . Horry County (pronounced OR-ree) was created from Georgetown District in 1801. At this time,
900-515: Is responsible for courthouse security, processing of warrants, fingerprinting, registration of sex offenders, funeral escorts, background checks, and managing the J. Reuben Long Detention Center. The South Carolina Highway Patrol has a Troop 5 barracks in Conway, and provides services throughout the county. Myrtle Beach, Conway, Briarcliffe Acres, Atlantic Beach, Surfside Beach, Loris, and Aynor all have their own police departments, which patrol within
960-632: Is the largest county by land area in South Carolina. The highest point in the county is 124 feet (38 m) above sea level. Horry County is in the northeastern corner of South Carolina. It is a diverse land made up of rivers, beaches, forests, and swamps, and is bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east, the Little Pee Dee River and Drowning Creek (also known as the Lumber River ) on its western side, and North Carolina to
1020-453: Is the largest publicly traded engineering and construction company in the Fortune 500 rankings and is listed as 265th overall. Fluor was founded in 1912 by John Simon Fluor as Fluor Construction Company. It grew quickly, predominantly by building oil refineries, pipelines, and other facilities for the oil and gas industry, at first in California, and then in the Middle East and globally. In
1080-581: The Deepwater Horizon oil spill . In December 2012, Fluor was awarded a $ 3.14 billion contract to build a new Tappan Zee Bridge over the Hudson River. Horry County, South Carolina Horry County ( / ˈ ɒr iː / OR -ree ) is the easternmost county in the U.S. state of South Carolina . As of the 2020 census , its population was 351,029. It is the fourth-most populous county in South Carolina. The county seat
1140-611: The Great Depression , but picked up again during World War II . During the war Fluor manufactured synthetic rubber and was responsible for a substantial portion of high-octane gasoline production in the United States. A Gas-Gasoline division of Fluor was created in Houston in 1948. Fluor's headquarters were moved to Alhambra , an inner suburb of Los Angeles, in 1940 in order to be closer to its oil and gas clients, before moving again to Orange County , California in
1200-606: The Southern Evacuation Lifeline (SELL), a proposed 28-mile (45 km) limited-access highway which would start at the western terminus of SC 22 with US 501 and allow a more direct route west from the southern Strand , while simultaneously, along with SC 22, completing a beltway around the Myrtle Beach area. Voters subsequently approved RIDE III in November 2016; as of Summer 2022,
1260-477: The $ 291.3 million project had six lanes to SC 31 . Even with the changes, the road would end up being cheaper than planned because of narrower shoulders and bridges, and more bridges over wetlands . On March 4, 1999, The Joint Bond Review Committee approved selling bonds for the money approved in February. Widening the bridges was considered, since some believed that the road could need six lanes in only
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#17327874496251320-637: The 1920s it was known for building public facilities, industrial complexes and serving a growing California oil and gas industry. It started building office and meter manufacturing facilities for the Southern California Gas Company in 1915, as well as a compressor station for the Industrial Fuel Supply Company in 1919. Fluor built the first "Buddha Tower" in 1921 in Signal Hill, California, for
1380-648: The 1960s due to concerns about the cost of living and traffic. John Simon Fluor died in 1944. He was succeeded by his son Peter Fluor, who died three years later. Peter was followed by Shirley Meserve (1947) and Donald Darnell (1949), then John Simon "Si" Fluor Jr. in 1952 and J. Robert (Bob) Fluor in 1962. Fluor was listed on the New York Stock Exchange in the 1950s. In 1961, Fluor acquired an interest in construction, design and contracting firm William J. Moran. Fluor diversified its business more extensively in 1967, when five companies were merged into
1440-664: The 1990s, today, there are almost no elected Democrats left above the county level. No Democratic presidential candidate has received more than 40% of the county's vote since 2000. In 2022, the GDP was $ 18.3 billion (about $ 45,922 per capita), and the real GDP was $ 15.3 billion (about $ 38,472 per capita) in chained 2017 dollars . In 2013, PTR Industries, a gunmaker, relocated to the Cool Springs Business Park near Aynor from Bristol, Connecticut . That state had passed restrictive gun control legislation following
1500-475: The Econamine lineup of carbon capture products. Fluor's work includes designing and building power plants, petrochemical factories, mining facilities, roads and bridges, government buildings, and manufacturing facilities. The company also performs nuclear cleanup, and other services. Separate teams of experts, procurement staff, project managers and workers are provided for large projects that are supported by
1560-412: The Horry County Government and Justice Center. The sculpture was designed by artist Garland Weeks . Coastal Monument of Conway designed the stone base. The base of the sculpture is inscribed with the names of the 1801 commissioners on one side and the names of 2011 Horry County Council members on the other; a brief biography of General Peter Horry is on the front. It cost slightly more than $ 16,200 for both
1620-598: The Industrial Fuel Supply Company. The Buddha Tower was a design of water-cooling tower named after the Buddha temples they resemble. The following year Fluor was awarded a contract by Richfield Oil to build a 10,000-gallon-per-day gasoline plant. Against his father's wishes, Peter Fluor expanded Fluor's business outside of California in the 1930s. It built refineries in Texas, as well as oil pipelines and compressor stations from Panhandle, Texas, to Indianapolis, Indiana, for
1680-526: The Massey Coal Co. business, because it had large reserves of low-sulfur coal. In 1992, Fluor sold its ownership of Doe Run Company, the world's largest producer of refined lead, which was losing money at the time due to declining lead prices. By 1993, Fluor had revenues of $ 4.17 billion and 22,000 staff. In 1997, Fluor's revenues fell almost 50 percent, in part due to the Asian financial crisis and
1740-629: The Middle East. In the 1960s and 1970s, Fluor built the first all-hydrogen refinery in Kuwait and the first exclusively offshore power plant for the Atlantic Richfield Company . It also constructed pumps and ports for the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System , which traversed 800 miles from northern Alaska to Valdez, Alaska , and the world's largest offshore facility for natural gas on the island of Java in Indonesia . In 1976, it
1800-874: The Panhandle Eastern Pipeline Company. Fluor constructed the Escondida in Chile, which is the second-largest copper mine in the world. In 1942, Fluor constructed cooling towers and other facilities in Hanford, Washington, for the Manhattan Project . It built an expansion of the Dhahran Airfield in Saudi Arabia for the United States Army in the 1950s and accepted its first international project for ARAMCO in
1860-609: The Partnering Against Corruption Initiative (PACI), whereby companies agree to a set of ethics principles. A MarketLine SWOT analysis said Fluor's environmental work "enhances the company's brand image," while often lengthy and unpredictable legal disputes "tarnish the company's brand image and will erode customer confidence." It started the Fluor Foundation for its charitable work in 1952 and Fluor Cares in 2010. The company started
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1920-407: The area has become a destination for retirees and people owning second homes. It has been developed for resorts and retirement communities. The majority-White residents have constituted a majority-Republican voter base since the late 20th century. On October 29, 2012, the county paid homage to the man for whom the county is named. It commissioned a bronze sculpture of Peter Horry, installing it inside
1980-421: The business get started. The company was renamed Fluor Bros. Construction Co. in 1903. In 1912 John Fluor moved to Santa Ana, California for health reasons without his brothers and founded Fluor Corporation out of his garage under the name Fluor Construction Company. By 1924 the business had annual revenues of $ 100,000 ($ 1.56 million in 2021 dollars) and a staff of 100 employees. John Fluor delegated most of
2040-570: The bust/sculpture and the stone base. In addition to official and academic resources, local history enthusiasts have contributed to preserving Horry County’s heritage. One example is the Horry County Legacy Project, a website dedicated to documenting and sharing the county’s history. The project, available through the Horry County Museum which features articles, photographs, and other resources that highlight
2100-424: The company's oil and gas operations were consolidated under a new entity, Fluor Oil and Gas Corp. In 1977, Fluor acquired Daniel International Corporation. Fluor's business had become predominantly international, while Daniel International's $ 1 billion construction business was mostly domestic. The acquisition allowed the company to use union labor at Fluor, or non-union labor at Daniel, for each client. Fluor made
2160-446: The company's operations to his sons, Peter and Simon Fluor. A $ 100,000 capital investment was made that year and it was incorporated. John's eldest son Peter served as head of sales and grew the company to $ 1.5 million ($ 20.4 million in 2013 dollars) in revenues by 1929. In 1929 the company re-incorporated as Fluor Corporation. By the 1930s, Fluor had operations in Europe, the Middle East and Australia. Business declined rapidly during
2220-491: The county had an estimated population of 550. Isolated by the many rivers and swamps typical of the South Carolina Lowcountry, the area essentially was surrounded by water, forcing its inhabitants to survive without much assistance from the "outside world". This caused the county residents to become an extremely independent populace, and they named their county "The Independent Republic of Horry". The county
2280-402: The county. The population density was 237.5 inhabitants per square mile (91.7/km ). The 185,992 housing units averaged 164.0 per square mile (63.3/km ). The racial makeup of the county was 79.9% White, 13.4% Black or African American, 1.0% Asian, 0.5% American Indian, 0.1% Pacific Islander, 3.1% from other races, and 2.0% from two or more races. Those of Hispanic or Latino origin made up 6.2% of
2340-406: The county’s cultural and historical development. Local historian Nicholas Gallagher has played a significant role in curating and presenting the content on this platform. According to the U.S. Census Bureau , the county has a total area of 1,254.73 square miles (3,249.7 km ), of which 1,133.31 square miles (2,935.3 km ) is land and 121.42 square miles (314.5 km ) (9.68%) is water. It
2400-796: The end of 1989 and was replaced by Leslie McCraw. During the restructuring, Fluor's core construction and engineering work was diversified into 30 industries including food, paper manufacturers, prisons and others to reduce its vulnerability to market changes in the oil and gas market. In the 1990s, the company tried to change its image, calling itself a "diversified technical services" firm. It started offering equipment rentals, staffing services, and financing for construction projects. The company began offering environmental cleanup and pollution control services, which grew to half of its new business by 1992. Fluor's mining business grew from $ 300 million in 1990 to $ 1 billion in 1994. The US government passed environmental regulations in 1995 that led to growth for
2460-422: The end of the restructuring, Fluor had three major divisions: Fluor Daniel, Fluor Construction International and St. Joe Minerals Corp. Each division had its own smaller subsidiaries. Fluor started being named by Engineering News as the largest construction and engineering company in the United States. Fluor's international revenues rebounded. Having postponed his retirement to help Fluor, Tappan stepped down at
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2520-445: The largest employer-sponsored apprenticeship program in California with a four-year program for designers in 1982. Fluor operates a virtual college for employees called Fluor University. Fluor is a holding company that provides services through its subsidiaries. Its subsidiaries provide engineering, procurement, construction, maintenance and project management services. The company has also developed pollution control products, such as
2580-501: The late 1960s, it began diversifying into oil drilling, coal mining and other raw materials like lead. A global recession in the oil and gas industry and losses from its mining operation led to restructuring and layoffs in the 1980s. Fluor sold its oil operations and diversified its construction work into a broader range of services and industries. In the 1990s, Fluor introduced new services like equipment rentals and staffing. Nuclear waste cleanup projects and other environmental work became
2640-698: The new year. They also announced that had begun right-of-way purchasing within Horry County from the Little Pee Dee River to the eventual connecting point for I-73 and SC 22. The entire route is in Horry County . Fluor Daniel Fluor Corporation is an American multinational engineering and construction firm , headquartered in Irving, Texas . It is a holding company that provides services through its subsidiaries in three main areas: oil and gas, industrial and infrastructure, government and power. It
2700-480: The north. The Waccamaw River , around 140 miles (230 km) long, runs through southeastern North Carolina and eastern South Carolina into Horry County. The river runs through the coastal plain, along the eastern border between the two states, and into the Atlantic Ocean. As of the 2020 census , 351,029 people, 140,260 households, and 89,281 families were residing in the county. At the 2010 census , 269,291 people, 112,225 households, and 72,254 families resided in
2760-503: The population. In terms of ancestry, 15.3% were American , 13.4% were African American (which can include other ethnicities), 13.3% were Irish , 12.8% were German , 11.3% were English , and 6.1% were Italian . Of the 112,225 households, 27.3% had children under 18 living with them, 47.2% were married couples living together, 12.5% had a female householder with no husband present, 35.6% were not families, and 26.8% of all households were made up of individuals. The average household size
2820-912: The prior year. However, by 1984 the mining operation was causing heavy losses and the oil and gas industry Fluor served was in a worldwide recession due to declining oil prices. From 1981 to 1984, Fluor's backlog went from $ 16 billion to $ 4 billion. In 1985 it reported $ 633 million in losses. David Tappan took Bob Fluor's place as CEO in 1984 after Bob died from cancer and led a difficult restructuring. The company sold $ 750 million in assets, including Fluor's headquarters in Irvine, in order to pay $ 1 billion in debt. Staff were reduced from 32,000 to 14,000. In 1986 Fluor sold all of its oil assets and some of its gold mining operations. Fluor Engineers, Inc. and Daniel International were merged, forming Fluor Daniel. By 1987, Fluor had returned to profitability with $ 26.6 million in profits and $ 108.5 million by 1989. By
2880-701: The project remains in the design phase. RIDE IV, the successor to RIDE III which extends RIDE III funding including that for the project formerly called SELL, was approved in 2024. Interest in I-73 was renewed in early 2021 due in part to the announcement of the American Jobs Plan . Two years later in September 2023, SCDOT announced that Phase I of the project, which would connect I-95 in Dillon County to US 501 south of Latta, would be "shovel ready" by
2940-466: The relevant town or city's border. North Myrtle Beach has a Public Safety Department, which provides police and fire services in the city of North Myrtle Beach. In March 2020, Todd Cox, a former Horry County police officer, was fined $ 300 for failing to investigate reports of sex crimes against children. He and three other officers had been indicted in 2016 on charges of coercing sex and ignoring cases. Horry County used to be loyally Democratic, even by
3000-570: The site. Fluor Hanford Inc. replaced Westinghouse Hanford Co. on the project. After a chemical explosion in 1997, 11 workers filed a lawsuit alleging they were denied appropriate medical attention and protective gear. Fluor and the workers disagreed on whether the explosion resulted in any injuries. In 2005 the US Department of Energy fined Fluor for safety violations and that same year a jury awarded $ 4.7 million in damages to eleven pipe fitters who claimed they were fired after complaining that
3060-574: The standards of the Solid South . In 1936, Republican candidate Alf Landon did not receive a single vote in Horry County. In 1964, though, Barry Goldwater carried the county by a margin almost as large as John F. Kennedy 's 1960 margin. It has voted Republican in every election since, with the exception of supporting the third-party candidacy of Alabama Governor George Wallace in 1968 and neighboring Georgia's Jimmy Carter in 1976. While conservative Democrats continued to hold most local offices into
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#17327874496253120-663: The world's government-owned oil companies. Fluor has been working on the cleanup and shutdown of atomic energy plants in Ohio and Washington since the 1990s. In 1992, Fluor won a contract with the United States Energy Department to clean up nuclear waste. By 1996 Hanford was the most contaminated nuclear site in the US and the US Department of Energy was conducting a $ 50 billion to $ 60 billion cleanup of
3180-461: Was 2.37, and the average family size was 2.84. The median age was 41.1 years. The median income for a household in the county was $ 43,142 and for a family was $ 51,608. Males had a median income of $ 37,351 versus $ 29,525 for females. The per capita income for the county was $ 24,811. About 11.6% of families and 16.1% of the population were below the poverty line , including 25.2% of those under age 18 and 7.5% of those age 65 or over. Horry County has
3240-616: Was appointed as the CEO, followed by David Seaton in 2011. In 2005, Fluor's headquarters were moved to the Las Colinas area in Irving, Texas . In December 2015, Fluor announced that it would take over Dutch industrial services company Stork . The acquisition of this company, which modifies and maintains large power plants, was completed in March 2016, in a stock purchase worth $ 755 million. In May 2019, David Seaton stepped down as CEO and
3300-502: Was awarded a $ 5 billion project for ARAMCO in Saudi Arabia, to design facilities that capture sour gas , which is expelled from oil wells as waste, in order to refine it into fuel. That same year a partially completed copper and cobalt mine in Africa was cancelled due to a war in the neighboring region of Angola and declining copper prices. In 1979, Fluor had 13 projects for building United States power plants and had served more than half of
3360-506: Was named after, and in honor of, Revolutionary War hero Peter Horry who was born in South Carolina around 1743. Horry started his military career in 1775 as one of 20 captains, elected by the Provincial Congress of South Carolina, to serve the 1st and 2nd Regiments. In 1790, he was assigned to the South Carolina militia under Brigadier General Francis Marion . The population has increased more than fourfold since 1970, as
3420-600: Was no money to build the road. In February 1999, the South Carolina Senate passed a bill naming the bridge for Billy Alford, state highway commissioner from 1990 to 1994 and commission chair in 1993. On February 24, 1999, the South Carolina Department of Transportation Commission approved $ 95 million to make the bypass four lanes. Two years earlier, since money was short, the bypass had been reduced to two lanes beyond SC 90 , though
3480-415: Was re-structured into four business groups: an engineering and construction firm called Fluor Daniel; an equipment rental, staffing and telecommunications division called Fluor Global Services; a coal-mining business called A.T. Massey Coal Co. and an administrative and support division called Fluor Signature Services. In January 1998, McCraw (age 63) resigned after being diagnosed with bladder cancer and
3540-830: Was replaced by Carlos Hernandez, who joined the firm in 2007. Fluor was ranked 259th in Fortune 500 companies for the year 2022. It has offices in 25 countries. Many of Fluor's operations are located near natural resources, such as uranium in Canada, oil reserves in the Middle East and mines in Australia. About 30 percent of Fluor's revenues are based in the United States as of 2011. Fluor received an "A" ranking in Transparency International 's 2012 anti-corruption study. The company hosts online and in-person anti-corruption training sessions for staff and operates an ethics hotline. Former CEO Alan Boeckmann helped create
3600-512: Was replaced by former Shell Oil President, Philip J. Carroll. That same year, IT Group purchased a 54 percent interest in Fluor Daniel GTI, Fluor's environmental division, for $ 36.3 million. Two years later, the coal mining operation under the A.T. Massey Coal Co. name (part of St. Joe) was spun off into its own business. In 2001, Fluor's four primary subsidiaries were consolidated into a single Fluor Corporation. In 2002 Alan Boeckmann
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