GREENVILLE, S.C. (AP) - The final bridge of a $300 million project to untangle one of South Carolina’s busiest intersections was completed Friday.
The South Carolina Department of Transportation has been working since 2016 to modernize the massive interchange between Interstate 85 and Interstate 385 in Greenville.
About 220,000 vehicles pass through the area each day and the tight loops and merges slowed down traffic.
Crews built 10 new bridges, substantially rehabilitated two others and widened both I-85 and I-385 as part of what was called the 85-385 Gateway Project.
Friday’s ribbon cutting celebrated the opening of an exit to Woodruff Road from I-385 and marked the end of major work on the project. Crews will continue minor details through the first few months of 2020.
The project was also the first of three major projects to revamp outdated interchanges in South Carolina’s largest cities.
Crews have started design work on untangling where Interstates 20, 26 and 126 meet in Columbia and are discussing options to modernize the Interstate 26-526 interchange in North Charleston. Both projects may exceed $1 billion each.
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