Friday, August 22, 2014

Contractor for New Interchange at I-85 and I-385 Chosen

I'm not sure when this project will have the green light to start tearing up the road, but it will probably be fairly soon.  The time line is to finish in just short of 3 years.  There is a lot of work that will include work from Salters Road up to Pelham Rd, and from Roper Mountain Road to Smith Hines Rd.  It is guaranteed to be a big mess, it will help solve the biggest congestion in our area.  Currently a lot of commuters come up I-385 from residential homes in Simpsonville and the Woodruff Road area, and they run into the heavy I-85 traffic with a lot of trucks. There also has been a lot of discussion about how to alter Woodruff Road at this interchange, so we will see how it all pans out.  Buckle your seatbelts, it's gonna be a bumpy ride for a few years.

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Expect delays on I-85 between GSP and Spartanburg

Road construction has begun on the section of I-85 between the Greenville Spartanburg International Airport  (GSP) and I-26 in Spartanburg.  This is a pretty big project that will continue over the next 2 years.  The stretch is about 12 miles long and will see extensive full depth repairs to the road surface, as well as shoulder and guardrail improvements.  Some of the major points along that route that will be affected: Greer's Inland Port, the BMW manufacturing plant, and the upcoming Bass Pro Shops development that is upcoming.

Wednesday, August 13, 2014

More apartments coming to Greenville West End

Another 217 apartment complex is targeted for the Greenville west end, which brings the total apartments arriving to almost 850. New construction of downtown condos has been flat recently, which shows that apartments are in first position for investors of downtown property.  Condo prices are thus on the rise.  Even with these  850 units coming on the market, there is plenty of demand for professionals who want to live close to downtown and walk to work. These new style apartments are offering upscale amenities such as additional living spaces that include courtyard space, swimming pools, rooftop terraces, and bicycling storage and tune up benches.