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Neighborhoods east of Blythewood that rely on the Sandfield Road Bridge over Simmons Creek to get into town will be rerouted for up to two weeks beginning Monday, July 20.
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The S. C. Department of Transportation will close the bridge for repairs starting Monday, after a routine bridge inspection found maintenance needs, according to the department.
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The transportation department has identified a long detour for drivers, who could be required to take an up to 8-mile detour for those nearest the bridge. That detour takes drivers east on Lawhorn Road, and then west on Langford Road. About 10,000 people a day travel down Langford Road, where the bridge traffic will be rerouted, according to SCDOT figures.
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