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Prepare for Charleston’s Carmageddon
It’s an insanely busy weekend here in the Holy City and residents, visitors, and passerbys should be prepared for a possible Carmageddon!
Here are all the traffic alerts and information you need to know to avoid the choas:
- Flowertown Festival road closures and traffic alerts (WCBD).
- Traffic alert ahead of Cooper River Bridge Run (WCBD).
- 5:45 a.m. – Contingent time to close Coleman Blvd from Whilden St. to Fairmont St. (Whilden traffic diverted into Old Village)
- 6:15 a.m. – Pedestrian Lane Closure for southbound traffic, northbound pedestrians allowed
- 6:30 a.m. – Contingent time to close Coleman Bvld. From Chuck Dawley to Fairmont St. .
- 7:00 a.m. – Coleman Blvd. Closed to Traffic and Ravenel Bridge Closed to all traffic (BOTH DIRECTIONS)
• Northbound closed, southbound utilized by emergency equipment
• US 17 south traffic diverted to Mathis Ferry Rd.
• Magrath Darby blocked from District 3 side
• Wingo Way access to bridge blocked - 10:00 a.m. – Portions of Coleman open as they clear
- 10:00 a.m. – No additional runners/walkers allowed onto Ravenel Bridge
– Pedestrian lane opens
– Straggler bus enters Ravenel southbound on northbound side
– Cleaning of Ravenel northbound lanes - 10:30 a.m. – Possible opening of Ravenel Bridge
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