Month: December 2018

Manhole construction at the intersection of Highway 93 and College Avenue is scheduled for Dec. 27 through Jan. 7.

What you need to know

• Drivers approaching the intersection traveling westbound on Highway 93 South will be able to turn right onto College Avenue, as well as continue through the intersection along Hwy. 93.
• Vehicles approaching Hwy. 93 from College Avenue will be blocked from entering the intersection, and instead will detour onto North Clemson Avenue. Traffic can then reach Highway 93 South via Oak Street.
• Travelers heading eastbound on Hwy. 93 North will be blocked from approaching the intersection beginning at Williamson Road.

This traffic flow disruption is necessary to install a new manhole and duct bank that spans across the entire intersection. Once finished, it will complete a major phase of the upgrade to Clemson University’s infrastructure to ensure the campus has reliable sources of water and power.

Update: This project has been postponed and will be rescheduled for some time after December 20th.

Starting December 15, traffic heading westbound along Highway 93 will be required to turn right onto College Avenue to allow for construction of a new electrical manhole at this intersection.  Traffic entering 93 from College Ave. will only be able to turn left.  This traffic pattern will be in place until December 19.  During this time, traffic barricades will be installed to guide vehicles safely through the area.

Work will finish on the 19th, and Highway 93 will be completely open on December 20 in anticipation of Fall Graduation.  Related construction will continue on the 21st.

The images below show where lanes will be affected, indicating traffic flow and noting which lanes will be closed.

Update: This project has been postponed and will be rescheduled for some time after December 20th.

In the next phase of Highway 93 construction, workers will install a new electrical manhole at the intersection of Highway 93 and Williamson Road. Construction will take place from Dec. 11 through Dec. 14 and will require the limitation of traffic flow through this area to ensure everyone’s safety.

One-way traffic heading westbound

Traffic on Highway 93 will continue with the one-lane, one-way traffic pattern from the intersection with College Avenue to Williamson Rd. Drivers will be able to turn left from 93 onto Williamson Rd. However, vehicles entering 93 from Williamson will need to turn left for the time being, as eastbound traffic will be blocked.

Road closure near Pine Street

Vehicles heading eastbound along Highway 93 north will detour onto Perimeter Road for the duration of this phase, as traffic will only travel westbound as described above. Barricades and closure signage will be arranged at the intersection of Pine Street and Highway 93.

What’s next

The next phase of the Highway 93 construction project, workers will install an electrical manhole at the intersection of Highway 93 and College Avenue. Full details can be found on its dedicated blog post.

We understand the inconvenience caused by upgrades to Highway 93. The impact to campus as well as the city of Clemson is felt by all, and the drive to complete it as quickly as possible is second only to ensuring the safety of everyone involved. Thanks for your patience.

Clemson University Facilities is working on a major electrical distribution upgrade project that will increase the reliability of the campus electrical system as well as allow future load growth for the campus.  This project is expected to take until August of 2021 to complete and will require several planned outages during the course of the project for parts of campus.  This project work began in 2012 and has greatly reduced the annual number of major unplanned outages on the campus from previous years.

Duke Energy is working to relocate the existing 44kV transmission line that feeds campus so that a new 100kV transmission line and electrical substation can be built to feed campus as part of this upgrade project.  A campus wide 4 hour electrical outage will be required to tie in this temporary transmission line.

The target time and date for this outage is 9 AM to 1 PM on Friday, December 28^th, 2018

From Monday, December 3 until Friday, December 14, Highway 93 will be reduced to one-lane from College Avenue to Williamson Road. Traffic shifts will occur at Hillcrest Drive and Church of Christ driveway, with barricades leading drivers from the northernmost lane to the southernmost and back again.

Entrances to driveways as indicated in the visual below will be blocked for the duration of this work segment.  Traffic heading eastbound along 93 must turn right onto Williamson.