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Roadwork begins near new Midlands elementary school

RockHill
COLUMBIA, SC

Drivers in the Chapin area should be on the look out for road work near the site of a planned elementary school.

The S.C. Department of Transportation is set to begin work this week on Amicks Ferry Road. Road crews will be adding turn lanes near Lake Tide Drive for a future elementary school. Lexington-Richland 5 school district plans to open the school in the fall of 2021.

Road crews will be working in the area from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m. daily, according to a press release from Lexington-Richland 5. Construction is expected to be complete by October.

The work site is about three miles southwest of Chapin.

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Bristow Marchant covers local government, schools and community in Lexington County for The State. He graduated from the College of Charleston in 2007. He has almost 20 years of experience covering South Carolina at the Clinton Chronicle, Sumter Item and Rock Hill Herald. He joined The State in 2016. Bristow has won numerous awards, most recently the S.C. Press Association’s 2024 education reporting award.  Support my work with a digital subscription
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