Well-traveled highway exit in Columbia closed for construction, SC officials say
Another step has been taken in the Carolina Crossroads Project to improve the traffic flow in the area of Columbia known as Malfunction Junction.
A well-traveled exit ramp on the westbound side of Interstate 126 was temporarily closed, according to the South Carolina Department of Transportation. The I-126 westbound off-ramp to Colonial Life Boulevard was closed for construction, SCDOT said Thursday in a news release.
Specific information about the road work was not available.
The closure is expected to last until Nov. 1, according to the release.
As part of this closure a detour has been put in place.
Drivers will be detoured using the Greystone Boulevard/Riverbanks Zoo interchange at I-126. The detour will take drivers first to Broad River Road then to Bush River Road, where they can reconnect with Colonial Life Boulevard, according to SCDOT.
“SCDOT asks that drivers slow down and pay attention to signs and crews when driving through the work zone,” the release said.
This move is one of many that are part of the Carolina Crossroads Project, to improve traffic in the area near the line between Richland and Lexington counties where there’s a junction for I-126, Interstate 26 and Interstate 20.
In September, the I-26 eastbound off-ramp to Bush River Road was permanently closed. The final closure of the I-26 westbound off-ramp to Bush River Road will take place early next year, SCDOT said.
Anyone seeking more information about the closures and updates, can go to the project webpage, or call 800-601-8715.
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