The project will be the state’s largest since 2001 when it spent $631 million on construction of the Ravenel Bridge linking Mount Pleasant and Charleston.
Although no start date has been set, the Greenville project will make life easier for drivers by eliminating tight loops that go from one interstate to the other and increase the number of lanes on I-385. Once construction begins, it will take roughly two years and 10 months to complete.
SCDOT reports the I-85 and I-385 interchange is the third busiest in South Carolina, serving an estimated 194,000 vehicles per day.
In 2011, South Carolina picked up American Transportation Award’s for road projects. With any luck, the state’s current project will get recognized as a success someday too.