SCDOT hoping new project will ease traffic in Chapin

COLUMBIA, S.C. (WOLO)– Officials with the SC Department of Transportation are hoping a new project will ease traffic in Chapin.

It is called the Columbia Avenue Corridor and officials say it will reduce traffic congestion from I-26 to downtown Chapin.

Officials who spoke with ABC Columbia say it is a critical development in a rapidly growing part of the Midlands.

The project comes with a price tag of more than $75 million.

It is expected to be complete in October of 2029.