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Traffic alert: One lane on Hilton Head bridges will be closed Wednesday morning

If you’re heading to Hilton Head Island on Wednesday morning, be sure to leave a few minutes early.

The right eastbound lane of U.S. 278 will be closed for maintenance on the Hilton Head bridges, according to a Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office news release.

The lane will be closed starting at 9:30 a.m., the release said, but did not say when the work was expected to be completed or what work was being done.

Traffic was sparse as of 9:15 a.m., but delays are expected.

This story will be updated when more information is available.

This story was originally published January 6, 2021 at 9:22 AM.

Lana Ferguson
The Island Packet
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
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