Carolina Crossroads Phase 1

• Archer-United Joint Venture
• Malfunction Junction
• Phase 1 126 AND 26 FROM Colonial Life Blvd to US 378
• Estimated 3 years 2021-2024

Phase 1 Key Components

Create a new full access interchange at Colonial Life Boulevard to replace the Bush River Road interchange at I-26. This change will improve traffic flow and safety by removing an adverse weave on I-26 westbound between I-20 and I-126.

Lengthen the I-26 eastbound exit ramp to US 378 / Sunset Boulevard to accommodate the large number of vehicles that exit here in the afternoon and prevent stopped vehicles on the interstate shoulders.

This Design-build project is the first phase of the Carolina Crossroads Project, consisting of reconstructing the Colonial Life Boulevard Interchange with I-26, and widening more than two miles of I-26. The AUJV is building three new bridges ranging from 386 to 3,280 feet in length with a total deck of more than 200,000 SF. Bridge construction includes two new bridges at the interchange and a new ramp bridge over CSX Transportation railroad lines and the environmentally sensitive Saluda River. Roadwork on this busy interstate corridor includes asphalt milling and resurfacing, stormwater management upgrades, signs, guardrail, barrier walls, drainage, utility relocations, lighting, signals, and ITS.