{"id":856,"date":"2026-06-02T10:07:47","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T10:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=856"},"modified":"2026-06-02T10:07:47","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T10:07:47","slug":"crowded-lexington-road-could-see-less-traffic-with-this-new-interstate-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=856","title":{"rendered":"Crowded Lexington road could see less traffic with this new interstate exit"},"content":{"rendered":"<article><!-- --><!-- --><!-- WPS-5038 -- removed the script from WPS and added the placeholder for trinity player --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- CONTENT --><!--[--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>When the S.C. Legislature returns next week to finish work on the budget, lawmakers will decide on whether to fund the next stage of a major road project in Lexington County.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=854\">2 endangered Amur leopard cubs born at this SC zoo. Here\u2019s how they\u2019re doing<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>In the state budget proposed for 2026-27, work on a new interchange connecting Calks Ferry Road with Interstate 20 would receive $1 million in a proposal by Rep. Paula Calhoon, R-Lexington. That money would go toward completing and environmental study that runs alongside the interstate and any necessary infrastructure relocation, Calhoon told The State.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhat\u2019s interesting is going toward Aiken there are old visitor\u2019s centers on the right and the left,\u201d she said. \u201cThat\u2019s land that\u2019s already owned by the state, so it\u2019s an ideal spot for ingress, for the loops.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>A previous $1 million in the state budget paid for a study to justify the need for a new interchange in the area. Officials hope a new interchange would alleviate traffic at the nearby interchange with Longs Pond Road.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe have a big problem at Exit 51 with commercial trucks and traffic, with all the manufacturers there and everybody going to school and going to work,\u201d Lexington County Council Chairman Darrell Hudson said of the Longs Pond interchange. \u201cEvery day, they\u2019re backed up down into the interstate because there\u2019s so much growth in West Lexington.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Exit 51 is so busy because it\u2019s the main exit to the Michelin plant, a U.S. Foods center, the Mid-Carolina Electric Co-op and a recycling center, on top of residential developments off of Longs Pond Road.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere\u2019s so much commercial and residential traffic that it\u2019s a quagmire at Exit 51,\u201d Calhoon said. Planner estimate up to 40% of that traffic could potentially be rerouted to Calks Ferry with an additional interchange, she said.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Hudson said he has been advocating for a new interchange to alleviate traffic in his council district for a decade.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s a major blessing\u201d to see the project moving forward now, he said. \u201cI\u2019m sorry I won\u2019t be in office when it\u2019s finished&#8230; I\u2019ll be almost be 80. Maybe I\u2019ll be around to drive on it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>The plan would replace an existing Interstate 20 overpass with an interchange connecting to Calks Ferry Road, about nine miles southwest of the center of Lexington.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=852\">Webster\u2019s weekslong blitz for Democratic bid for SC gov includes $2M of own cash<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>As a part of the project, roadway improvements are planned for the interstate within 1,000 feet of the overpass. The affected area would extend north on Calks Ferry to Two Notch Road and south to Cheryse Drive and Sherwood Drive.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Planners are laying out three versions of the proposal for members of the public to choose from. One would use a partial cloverleaf, with only one \u201cloop\u201d directly southbound Calks Ferry traffic onto the interstate; one where stoplights north and south of the overpass would manage traffic on and off of I-20; and one where new roundabouts would be added to Calks Ferry to manage traffic.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>All the plans would expand Calks Ferry to four lanes of traffic, with a new bridge replacing the current one over the interstate.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Several community members came out to offer input on the alternatives at a public meeting last month, and designers with Mead and Hunt will continue to take input at CalksFerryInterchange.com, said project manager Berry Still.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019ll have another public meeting later this year to show that preferred alternative,\u201d Still said \u2014 and then hopefully move forward with the latest state budget earmark.<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>But he said the project will still need millions in funding to complete the project. Lexington County, the S.C. Department of Transportation and the Federal Highway Administration would all need to contribute funding to the project.<\/p>\n<p><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>Council Vice Chairman Todd Cockrell said he was told at the community meeting that it would be \u201cfive or six years\u201d before residents will see the interchange completed. \u201cThere\u2019s a long list of studies and approvals they need,\u201d Cockrell said. \u201cWe already know the traffic\u2019s bad, so I don\u2019t know why you need to do a study, but there\u2019s standard procedures they have to go through.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--[--><\/p>\n<p>As plans move forward on Calks Ferry, Lexington County continues to develop its own transportation plan to handle future development. Planners working on public feedback for those proposals have identified at least $800 million in needs on roadways across the county.<\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/usmovingexpertss.com\/?p=850\">Gen Z is more optimistic than Boomers, but less attached to America, poll finds<\/a><\/p>\n<p><!-- --><!--]--><!--]--><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><!-- --><\/article>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lawmakers weigh $1M for a new Calks Ferry interchange on I\u201120 to ease Exit 51 congestion in Lexington County and collect public input on three design options.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":855,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[27],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-856","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-sports"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Crowded Lexington road could see less traffic with this new interstate exit - 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