Columbia County, in cooperation with Lakeside High School, wishes to inform the driving public of a temporary road closure for all traffic on the northern end of Blue Ridge Drive (between Evans To Locks Road and Fairfield Way). The closure is due to the Lakeside High School Panthers 5K Run, on Saturday, October 31st.

South Carolina Department of Transportation officials want to hear what Aiken residents want to see done about traffic issues on Silver Bluff Road. Thursday night, they meet together to get feedback from the community, and pitch some new ideas of their own. WJBF News Channel 6’s Joy Howe explains.

The traffic lights in downtown Aiken are about to change, and Public Safety officers say it will make things safer for drivers. News Channel Six’s Joy Howe has more.

It’s the way to go to get around Walton Way construction, but the detour is taking 25,000-30,000 cars a day into the congested Medical College of Georgia area. The detour had drivers frustrated, so the city has a solution to try and stop the problems, and ease the frustration WJBF News Channel 6’s George Eskola explains.

Authorities say a South Carolina man struck and killed by a car was chased into traffic by two men in another car. Multiple media outlets reported that 30-year-old Jason Stewart was killed Saturday night as he tried to run away from someone who threatened him while trying to rob him at his home in Greenville.

The swing bridge linking South Carolina’s Sullivans Island to the mainland is stuck open blocking traffic. The Post and Courier of Charleston and the Sullivans Island town web site report electrical problems left the Ben Sawyer Bridge open Monday.

The state Department of Public Safety says 19 people have died in Georgia traffic accidents during the July 4 holiday weekend.

AAA Carolinas says it expects fewer people in South Carolina and North Carolina to travel by road for the July 4th holiday, in part because of the economy, high unemployment and financial uncertainty.

According to Richmond County Chief Deputy Coroner Mark Bowen, a dump truck driver delivering asphalt to a construction site on the 4200 block of Mike Padgett Highway was killed when he was hit as he got out of the truck, early Thursday morning. The victim is identified as William Danes, of the 1000 block of Highway 36 East, in Jackson Georgia.

Traffic is tied up at Interstate 20 at Exit 183, following a vehicle accident. There is no word on injuries, however ambulances and law enforcement are there. If possible, try to avoid the area for the time being.

The Georgia State Patrol says at least fourteen people died in traffic accidents over the three-day Memorial Day holiday weekend that ended at midnight Monday.

We have a few of road closures and detours to tell you about…

Just ask the locals…they avoid Washington Road, during Masters Week. But, that can cut into profit for businesses along the busy thoroughfare. Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Renita Crawford to take a look at how restaurants are impacted.

Being apart of the Masters experience is one thing, but getting there is another. Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Fraendy Clervaud for the Masters traffic report.

Just ask the locals…they avoid Washington Road, during Masters Week. But, that can cut into profit for businesses along the busy thoroughfare. Count on WJBF News Channel 6’s Renita Crawford to take a look at how restaurants are impacted.