I-26
Irmo Fire District crews were on the scene of a collision on St Andrews Rd at I- 26, around 2:30, Tuesday afternoon. Multiple lanes were blocked and one person had to be cut out of a car. Injuries were minor and the road was eventually cleared. (Irmo Fire District Photo)
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The new bridge, over the Saluda River, from Lexington County to Colonial Life Boulevard, in Columbia, has opened. The new bridge is part of the Carolina Crossroads Project. It opened on Thursday. The new bridge changes the current traffic pattern and the exit onto Bush River Road is closed, but drivers can access Bush River […]
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The South Carolina Department of Transportation will permanently close the westbound I-26 off-ramp to Bush River Road at 9 p.m. on Sunday, November 10. Access to Bush River Road from westbound I-26 will be via the expanded Colonial Life Boulevard and I-126 Interchange. This is the third and final step to permanently change the traffic pattern […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individual who died due to a single motorcycle accident on U.S. 21 near I-26 in the West Columbia area of Lexington County at approximately 8:50 P.M. on Saturday According to Fisher, Mr. Philip James Bugger, 49, of Gaston was traveling northbound on U.S. 21 when he left […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the person who died in a vehicle vs. pedestrian accident near the 111 mile-marker of Interstate-26 westbound, near West Columbia in Lexington County on Sunday, at approximately 7:49 P.M. According to Fisher, Mr. Clayton Wesley Barrs, 68, of West Columbia was walking eastbound in the westbound lanes when […]
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The South Carolina Department of Transportation will conduct temporary overnight closures of the existing Colonial Life Boulevard on-ramp to I-126 Eastbound. The closure will start at 9:00 p.m. on October 8 and will continue overnight until October 9 at 5:00 a.m. This closure and detour will then resume at 9:00 p.m. on October 9 and end October 10 […]
Read More >> Starting Sept. 18, 2024, major updates will impact Bush River Rd access to and from I-26. Drivers will use the new Colonial Life Blvd interchange. Sept. 18: Closure of the I-26 EB off-ramp to Bush River Rd. Sept. 22: On-ramp closures at Bush River Rd. Phased Traffic Shift Scheduled as SCDOT Opens New Ramp at […]
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Lexington County Coroner Margaret Fisher has identified the individuals who died in a multi-vehicle accident near the 90 mile marker of I-26 westbound in the Chapin area of Lexington County at approximately 2:45 A.M. on Thursday. According to Fisher, Mrs. LaRhonda Davis Gibson, 47, and 23-month-old Ketron Menteze Gibson Jr. (the son of Mrs. Gibson) […]
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