All lanes open again after truck breaks down, slows traffic near Hilton Head Bridge
This article has been updated.
A cement truck broke down on the Bluffton side of Hilton Head Bridge Saturday afternoon, leaking hydraulic fluid onto U.S. 278 and backing up traffic headed off Hilton Head Island and toward Bluffton for several hours.
After blocking the right westbound lane of the highway for several hours as Bluffton Township Fire District, Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office and the South Carolina Department of Transportation responded to the incident, the incident was cleared just before 5 p.m. Saturday. All westbound lates have been open again, officials said.
The truck was removed just before 3:45 p.m., Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office spokesperson Maj. Bob Bromage said.
No injuries were reported. Bromage said SCDOT officials arrived before 3:45 to clean up the leakage.
This story was originally published February 20, 2021 at 2:48 PM.
