A road that connects US 278, SC 170 will be repaved this week. It may affect your commute

Drivers can expect delays due to construction at least three nights this week in the area of Argent Boulevard.

Argent Boulevard connects S.C. 170 in the Okatie area and U.S. 278 near the Hardeeville Walmart, just before the Beaufort County line.

The construction, which includes milling and repaving, is expected to go from 7 p.m. until 7 a.m. each day on different parts of the road, according to a Blythe Construction news release.

Here are the details:

• Tuesday night: Southbound right lane and left lane will be closed for milling from .2 miles north of Argent Boulevard to 1.25 miles south of Argent Boulevard.
  
  

• Wednesday night: Southbound right lane and left lane will be closed for paving from .2 miles north of Argent Boulevard to 1.25 miles south of Argent Boulevard. Northbound right and left lane will be closed for milling from .1 miles south of Argent Boulevard to .2 miles north of Argent Boulevard.
  
  

• Thursday night: Northbound right and left lane will be closed for paving from .1 miles south of Argent Boulevard to .2 miles north of Argent Boulevard.
  
  

The schedule is subject to change due to weather and other circumstances.

There’s also overnight lane closures on I-95 near Beaufort and Jasper counties this week.

Lana Ferguson

The Island Packet

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Lana Ferguson typically covers stories in northern Beaufort County, Jasper County and Hampton County. She joined The Island Packet & Beaufort Gazette in 2018 as a crime/breaking news reporter. Before coming to the Lowcountry, she worked for publications in her home state of Virginia and graduated from the University of Mississippi, where she was editor-in-chief of the daily student newspaper. Lana was also a fellow at the University of South Carolina’s Media Law School in 2019. Support my work with a digital subscription