Columbia County announced on Tuesday the 90-hour Lewiston Road and I-20 interchange closure has been postponed for a third time.
Along with the contractor, the county is now planning to close the interchange at noon on Feb. 22 and reopen by 6 a.m. on Feb. 26, according to a news release.
“While we know this is extremely frustrating for the traveling public who utilize this corridor regularly, the repeated postponements of this major interchange closure have been warranted due to forecasted weather being too cold and/or too wet to complete the required work,” county officials noted in the news release. “If we were to close the interchange and the work encountered weather not conducive to the requirements of the construction being performed, the asphalt paving and concrete pouring would not be allowed to be performed, thereby forcing an extension of the closure for an undetermined amount of time.”
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County officials said they are working closely with the contractor and Emergency Services in planning the closure, ensuring the interchange closes and re-opens within the timeframe they have released to the public and “inconveniences caused by the closure are minimized to the furthest extent practical,” according to the release.