Motorists should expect brief delays on Jasper County Highway 17
Road crews begin the $42 million project to widen and improve the road connecting to Savanah.
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Updated: 7:57 PM EDT Apr 22, 2021
Road crews begin the $42 million project to widen and improve the road connecting to Savanah.
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Updated: 7:57 PM EDT Apr 22, 2021
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CHANGES ARE COMING TO ONE OF THE BIGGEST ARTERIES CONNECTING SOUTH CAROLINA TO SAVANNAH. OUR JESSICA BATTISTA JOINS US NOW LIVE ON HIGHWAY 17 IN JASPER COUNTY TO EXPLAIN. JESSICA? RIGHT NOW-ALL YOU SEE ARE A BUNCH OF ORANGE CONES AND TWO LANES. SO THE BIG THING OUT HERE IS EXPECT DELAYS. BUT IN THE END... THESE TWO LANES WILL TURN INTO FOUR. THIS 42 MILLION DOLLAR PROJECT WILL WIDEN HIGHWAY 17 FROM JASPER COUNTY AND INTO SAVANNAH. YOU'LL SEE CONSTRUCTION FROM THE INTERSECTION OF SC 315 NEAR HARDEEVILLE-TO THE BACK RIVER BRIDGE- A SPOKESPERSON WITH SOUTH CAROLINA DOT SAYS DELAYS SHOULD BE EXPECTED UNTIL AT LEAST MAY- SOME BUSINESS OWNERS ON OKATIE HIGHWAY IN HARDEEVILLE ARE CONCERNED. "IT CAN HELP BUT RIGHT NOW THEY HAVE TO LOOK HOW BAD IT GOING TO HURT WORK DURING THE DAY, IF THEY CAN DO AT NIGHT, THAT BE BETTER. THEY HAVE TO REMEMBER WITH THAT MANY PEOPLE ON THE ROAD, THEY HAVE TO MAKE IT INTO A SMOOTH TRANSITION." JESSICA, THIS SEEMS LIKE A BIG PROJECT. WILL THEY SHUT DOWN THE HIGHWAY AT ANY POINT? THAT'S ONE THING THEY DON'T WANT TO DO. THEY SAY THEY'RE PLANNING TO KEEP BOTH DIRECTIONS OPEN THROUGHOUT THE PROJECT.