The inside north bound lane of US 176 (Furman Fendley Highway) will be closed to thru traffic on Tuesday, August 24, 2010, and will remain closed until Friday, September 3, 2010.
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) is planning to replace a bridge crossing Rochelle Creek on secondary road S. 101 in Fairfield County. An emergency procurement order was approved by Transportation Secretary H.B. Limehouse Jr. after recent inspections revealed damage to the bridge foundation due to flooding from heavy rains.
The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) completed operations early in the morning of June 30, 2010 to open the new northbound and southbound bridges on I-77 at Exit 62 in Chester County. Cracks were discovered in some of the steel girders on both bridges during a routine inspection on April 29, 2010.