Hwy. 17 Closures Resume Tuesday Night

If you plan to head north on Hwy. 17 beyond Hungryneck Blvd., be prepared for nightttime delays Tuesday through Friday.

Closures that began on Saturday will go back in place this week as crews lay beams for an overpass at Hungryneck Blvd. and Hwy. 17. The closures are planned for each evening from 11 p.m. to 5 a.m., except on Friday when the project starts and hour earlier and runs until 7:30 a.m. Sunday, according to a town news release.

Here's the schedule:
• 11 p.m. on Tuesday, May 8 to 5 a.m. on Wednesday, May 9
• 11 p.m. on Wednesday, May 9 to 5 a.m. on Thursday, May 10
• 11 p.m. on Thursday, May 10 to 5 a.m. on Friday, May 11
• 10 p.m. on Friday, May 11 to 7:30 a.m. on Saturday, May 12

These closures are necessary to set girders for the new Hungryneck/Interstate 526 Bridge over US 17. In the case of inclement weather, these ramp closures could be shifted to the following weekend or to add additional nights.

Detour Routes
• Highway 17 north bound traffic (heading to Awendaw) can follow detour signs to Bowman Road, just before the new Johnnie Dodds/Bowman Road overpass, take a left onto Bowman Road, continue onto Mathis Ferry Road, and follow Mathis Ferry Road north to US 17. Should Highway 17 northbound traffic either miss the Bowman road exit before the new overpass or want to use Rifle Range Road, there is also a signed detour turning right from US 17 at the Wando Crossing shopping center (just after the Chuck Dawley (I-526) Overpass), then right onto Stuart Engals Boulevard, left onto Bowman Road, and left onto Rifle Range Road to US 17.
• Highway 17 south bound traffic (heading towards Charleston) shall follow detour signs right onto Mathis Ferry Road.
• Hungryneck Boulevard traffic is being rerouted to and from US 17 via Venning Road.