Road Construction for Richland, Lexington Counties: July 22

The following was provided by the South Carolina Department of Transportation. Motorists can expect delays, lane closures and flagging operations on the following roads:

• 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.
• Traffic shift on I-20 eastbound began July 12 and will continue approximately 3 to 4 months. This shift will split the eastbound motorists into two separate lanes of traffic bordered by concrete barriers. The right lane will travel adjacent to the eastbound lanes and will be able to access all existing exits. The left lane will travel adjacent to the westbound lanes and will bypass the Clemson Road exit, but will be have access to the Spears Creek Road exit.
• Expect nighttime delays on Gervais Street beginning at the Richland County Line and continuing onto Two Notch Road to just past Beltline Boulevard.  The existing asphalt surface will be removed and replaced.  All of the paving will take place at night.  The anticipated completion date is September 2013.
• Expect delays for flagging operations and lane closures on Kilbourne Road (S-95) from Beltline Boulevard (SC-16) to Brennen Road (S-90) in Richland County for patching and resurfacing.  Completion is anticipated summer 2013.
• Expect delays for flagging operations and lane closures on Sumter Street (S-177) from Whaley Street (S-454) to Blossom Street(S-108) in Richland County for patching and resurfacing.  Completion is anticipated summer 2013.
• Expect delays for flagging operations and lane closures on Lorick Avenue (S-205) from North Main Street (US-21) to the CSX Railroad crossing in Richland County for patching and resurfacing.  Completion is anticipated summer 2013.
• Expect delays for flagging operations and lane closures on Cushman Drive (S-907) from the SC-277 Bridge to Two Notch Road (US-1) in Richland County for patching, widening and resurfacing.  Completion is anticipated summer 2013.
• Expect delays for flagging operations and lane closures on Old Woodlands Road (S-1100) from Garners Ferry Road (US-76) to Merrill Road (S-1843) in Richland County for patching and resurfacing.  Completion is anticipated summer 2013.
• Expect delays for flagging operations and lane closures on N. Brickyard Road (S-1274) from Farrow Road (S-555) to Greensprings Drive (S-3990) in Richland County for patching, widening and resurfacing.  Completion is anticipated summer 2013.
• Beginning July 15, 2013, Derrick Hollow Road between Devil’s Backbone Road and Derrick Park Road will be closed to through traffic for phase one of bridge replacement over Hollow Creek.  The detour route will be Devil’s Backbone Road, Dog Leg Road, Ridge Road, and Derrick Park Road.  Signs will be posted marking this route.  The road should re-open to through traffic Aug. 16, 2013.  This site is located approximately four miles northeast of Town of Batesburg-Leesville.
• Expect possible lane closures on Assembly St. (S-48) from Pendleton St. (S-174) to Blossom St. (US 21/76) in RichlandCounty for sidewalk and ADA ramp reconstruction, traffic signal installation, and milling and paving operations. Anticipated completion date is October 31, 2013.
• Expect possible delays and flagging operations on N. Lee St. (SC 245) from SC 23 to SC 391 in Lexington County for Full Depth Patching, Milling, and Resurfacing operations. Anticipated completion date is July 31, 2013.
• Expect delays night time lane closures on Sunset Blvd. (US 378) from I-20 to Leaphart Rd. (S-30) in Lexington County for Full Depth Patching, Milling, and Resurfacing operations. Anticipated completion date is July 31, 2013.
• Expect delays night time lane closures on Sunset Blvd. (US 378) from Meeting St. (US 1 / US 378) to 0.16 miles west of SC 12 in Lexington County for Full Depth Patching, Milling, and Resurfacing operations. Anticipated completion date is July 31, 2013.
• Expect delays for flagging operations and lane closures on Monticello (SC-215) from Winterwood Road (S-1281) to the Fairfield County line in Richland County for patching, widening, and resurfacing.  Completion is anticipated summer 2013.
• Expect delays and flagging operations along Two Notch Rd. (S-77) and Old Wire Rd. (S-1291) for grading, drainage, and paving operations associated with the intersection improvement / relocation. Anticipated completion date is July 31, 2013.
• 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.
• 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 RichlandCounty 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 September 2013.
• 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.
• 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 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.