| Next panel discussion: 9 Before 9 This fast-paced panel discussion gives you nine local leaders, experts and individuals representing a mosaic of businesses, industries and organizations talking about what they know best: themselves, their organizations, their inspiration, and insight they wish someone had told them in an early morning breakfast panel. Click to see who is speaking. Temporary lane closures begin on I-26 Interstate 26 is being widened and redesigned to improve traffic flow near Columbia. The contractor is closing lanes at night to perform various design activities. | 
The Charleston Area Regional Transportation Authority board has approved the budget for the current fiscal year, which began July 1. CARTA’s fiscal year 2020 budget is $9.7 million less than last year’s budget, mainly because of a decrease in expenditures for the transportation authority.
