Lewiston Road closure, detour in Grovetown postponed for second time due to weather

Alexandra Koch, Augusta Chronicle
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Cars turn onto I-20 East from Horizon South Parkway on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024.
Cars turn onto I-20 East from Horizon South Parkway on Friday, Jan. 5, 2024.

Columbia County announced Monday that the planned 90-hour road closure of Lewiston Road has been postponed for a second time.

The closure, taking place on Lewiston Road and I-20 Exit 190, was originally scheduled for Jan. 18-22, but last week was postponed to Jan. 25-29.

However, due to recent weather conditions, county officials said the weekend of Jan. 25 is "not conducive to the work that needs to be accomplished," and announced the work would be postponed again. It is now scheduled to occur Feb. 8-12.

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From noon Feb. 8 through 6 a.m. Feb. 12, the following roads will be closed, weather permitting:

• I-20 Exit 190 Overpass: There will be no traffic permitted across the Lewiston Road / Horizon South Parkway overpass over I-20.

• Lewiston Road between I-20 west ramp and William Few Parkway: There will be no thru traffic permitted along this section of Lewiston Road.

• Horizon South Parkway between I-20 east ramp and Gateway Boulevard: There will be no thru traffic permitted along this section of Horizon South Parkway.

During the closures, there will be a detour using:

• I-20 Exit 183 Appling Harlem Highway (US 221/SR 47) to the west

• I-20 Exit 194 South Belair Road / Jimmie Dyess Pkwy (SR 383) to the east

Contractors will implement a 90 hour road closure and detour of Lewiston Road and Horizon South Parkway at I-20 Exit 190 to finalize work related to the Diverging Diamond Interchange configuration conversion.
Contractors will implement a 90 hour road closure and detour of Lewiston Road and Horizon South Parkway at I-20 Exit 190 to finalize work related to the Diverging Diamond Interchange configuration conversion.

Columbia County and ER Snell will have staff monitoring and managing traffic conditions at and along the detour route as necessary, according to the release.

The closure is required to construct the remaining portions of the diverging diamond interchange that cannot be done while traffic is crossing the bridge or using the ramps, according to the release. The work includes realignments of lanes, pouring curb and gutter, pouring concrete islands, placing pavement markings and reconfiguring signal equipment.

Weather depending, it is expected that the ramps will reopen to traffic on Feb. 12 by 6 a.m., according to the release.

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