COLUMBIA, S.C. (WACH) — An ageing bridge in your neighborhood could soon be replaced in a proposed project from the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT).

SCDOT’s Bridge Package 24 project is looking to replace 18 bridges across Aiken, Bamberg, Kershaw, Lexington, Orangeburg, Richland, and Sumter counties that have one or more components in poor condition.

The bridges will either be replaced on existing alignment with a signed detour rerouting traffic during construction, or replaced adjacent to the existing alignment, allowing through traffic during construction.

Officials say the following bridges make up Package 24 and are part of the SCDOT’s Closed and Load Restricted Bridge (CLRB) Program:

AIKEN COUNTY

• Old Dibble Road over Wise Hollow Creek.
• Old Sudlow Lake Road over Mims Branch.
• Banks Mill Road SE over Cedar Creek West.
• Marshall Street over Horse Creek.
• Ascauga Lake Road over Gregg Canal.

BAMBERG COUNTY

• Cannon Bridge Road over the South Edisto River.

KERSHAW COUNTY

• Cherokee Boulevard over Twenty Five Mile Creek #1.
• Flat Rock Road over Little Flat Rock Creek.
• Old Stagecoach Road over Lynches River.
• Cherokee Boulevard over Twenty Five Mile Creek #2.
• York Street over Big Pine Tree Creek.

LEXINGTON COUNTY

• Corley Mill Road over Twelve Mile Creek.

ORANGEBURG COUNTY

• Riverbank Drive over Caw Caw Creek.
• Riverside Drive over Sunnyside Canal.
• Red Bank Road over a tributary to Caw Caw Swamp.

RICHLAND COUNTY

• Shorebrook Drive over Jackson Creek.

SUMTER COUNTY

• Wise Drive over the Green Swamp.
• S Saint Paul’s Church Road over Cane Savannah Creek.

Detour routes and updates can be found on the project’s webpage.

Construction start dates are to be determined.

CAPE FEAR, NC (WWAY) — Residents across the Cape Fear region are reporting smoke and smoky odors in the air, prompting calls and messages to local officials.

According to the WWAY StormTrack 3 Weather Team, the smoke is not from a local fire but is drifting into the area from a wildfire burning in South Carolina.

Meteorologists say current wind patterns are carrying the smoke north into southeastern North Carolina, leading to reduced air quality and visibility in some areas.

Residents may notice the smell of smoke or a hazy appearance in the sky.

The situation will depend on changing wind patterns.