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RICHLAND AND LEXINGTON COUNTY

ROAD CONSTRUCTION INFORMATION FOR WEEK BEGINNING

April 15 2013

Expect delays, nighttime lane closures and periodic lane shifts for a 10 mile work zone to widen Interstate 20 from Interstate 77 (MM 74.7) past Spears Creek Church Road (MM 84.6) in Richland County.  Completion is anticipated summer 2014.

Expect minor delays, flagging operations and possible nighttime detours on Alpine Road (under I-20) between Faraway Drive and Polo Road in Richland County while ramp intersections are being improved and I-20 bridges are being widened / reconstructed. Completion is anticipated summer 2014.

Effective April 17, 2013, an All-Way stop control will be implemented at the intersection of Hook Land Lane and St. Johns Church Road.  Currently, traffic must stop on Hook Land Lane.  Traffic on St. Johns Church Road does not stop.  This change resulted from a traffic engineering study and should make the intersection safer.  It is located approximately six miles north of Town of Gilbert near Lake Murray.

Expect nighttime lane closures for resurfacing on I-26 in Richland and Lexington counties from mile markers 107-115.4 in both the eastbound and westbound directions. Nightly lane closures are anticipated thru Oct. 31, 2013.

Effective April 15, the outside eastbound lane of Bull Street at Laurel Street as well as Laurel Street from Marion Street to Bull Street to through traffic for the purpose of repairing a crushed drainage pipe. The closure is expected through April 17, 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. each day.

Expect lane closures and flagging operations on US-378 in Lexington between George Street and West Butler Street for widening and intersection improvements. Flagging operations and lane closures will also impact West Butler Street, Reed Avenue, Old Chapin Road, US-1, and Park Road in this vicinity. Construction is expected to be complete April 2014.

Expect minor delays and flagging operations on Broad River Road from Greystone Boulevard to Lucious Road in Richland County for the replacement of the bridge over the Broad River.  This project will require reducing traffic to one lane in each direction.  The expected completion date for the project is the summer of 2014.

Expect minor delays for road widening construction on Platt Springs Road (SC 602) taking place between S-168 and Old Orangeburg Road. Expected completion date is May 2013.

Expect possible delays and flagging operations for clearing, grading, bridge construction, and asphalt paving activities along the west side of US 601 from near SC 48 (Bluff Rd.) to +/- 1500’ south of the Congaree River bridge (Approx. 4.2 miles). Please note that the entire 4.2 mile construction zone will be marked as a no passing zone and the speed limit will be reduced to 45 MPH. The anticipated completion date is June 30, 2013.

Expect minor delays along the following adjacent corridors for signal upgrades in Richland County: Two Notch Road, Decker Boulevard, Parklane Road and Trenholm Road. Upgrades to various signals within this system are scheduled to be complete in April 2012.

Expect minor delays and flagging operations on St. Peters Church Road in Chapin. Project consists of clearing and grubbing within right of way from US-76 to Newberry County line.

Expect minor delays, flagging operations, lane closures and lane shifts during daytime hours for intersection improvements at S-674(Piney Woods Road) and S-1280 (Piney Grove Road).  The anticipated completion date is July 17, 2013.

Overpond Road (S 40-1922) is closed from Springpond Road (S 40-1724) to Pinelake Road (S 40– 2597) beginning October 10, 2011 due to shoulder failure on pond dam. The road will be closed to thru traffic until further notice or the pond dam has been repaired. A traffic detour has been implemented.

Expect delays, flagging operations and lane closures on McCords Ferry Road (US-601) in Richland County between Robert Wilson Road (S-2546) and Leesburg Road (SC-262) for patching, milling, widening and resurfacing. Completion is anticipated summer 2013.

Expect delays, flagging operations, and lane closures on Grover Wilson Road (S-60) from Langford Road (S-54) to Zion Church Road (S-954) in Richland County for patching, resurfacing and reclamation. Completion is anticipated summer 2013.

Expect delays, flagging operations and lane closures on Harrison Road (S-93) between Two Notch Road (US-1) and Forest Drive (SC-12) in Richland County for patching and resurfacing. Completion is anticipated summer 2013.

Expect delays, flagging operations, and lane closures on Sharpe Road (S-130) from Fairfield Road (US-21) to Wilson Boulevard (US-21) in Richland County for patching, resurfacing and reclamation. Completion is anticipated summer 2013.

Expect delays and flagging operations on Screaming Eagle Road (S-268) between Percival Road (SC-12) and Highway Church Road (S-1904) in Richland County for resurfacing. Completion is anticipated summer 2013.

Expect delays flagging operations and lane closures on Hollingshed Road (S-635) in Richland County between Dutch Drive (Local) and Kennerly Road (SC-217) for patching, widening and resurfacing. Completion is anticipated summer 2013.

Expect delays, flagging operations and lane closures on Prescott Road (S-901) from Ames Road (S-1022) to Fairfield Road (US-321), which includes N Main Street (US-21), in Richland County for patching, milling and resurfacing. Completion is anticipated summer 2013.

Expect delays, flagging operations, lane shifts, and day & nighttime lane closures on Sparkleberry Lane (S-2033) from Clemson Road (S-52) to Two Notch Road (US-1) in Richland County for patching, milling, resurfacing and reclamation. Completion is anticipated summer 2013.

Expect nighttime delays for flagging operations, lane closures and lane shifts on Colonial Life Boulevard (S-2963) from Bush River Road (S-31) to I-126 in Richland County for milling and resurfacing. Completion is anticipated summer 2013.

Expect lane closures on southbound I-77 in Richland County from Decker Boulevard to Forest Drive (MM 14 to MM 12.9) from 9 p.m. on March 20 to 6 a.m. on March 21 for installation of a dynamic message sign.

Expect delays flagging operations and lane closures on Burmaster Drive (S-2385), Fore Avenue (S-2386), Wynette Way (S-2387), Ione Street (S-2388) and Aubrey Street (S-2389) in Richland County for patching, widening and resurfacing. Completion is anticipated summer 2013.

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