Welcome
Welcome to the Virtual Public Information Meeting for the South Carolina Department of Transportation’s (SCDOT) Blossom Bridge Project!
The comment period ended Wednesday, December 16.
To request a printed copy of the meeting materials in Spanish, please reach out to the project team at info@blossombridgeproject.com or (803) 509-6660.
About the Blossom Bridge Project
The Blossom Street Bridge is located in the heart of downtown Columbia, SC.
Purpose and Need
The existing bridge was constructed in 1953, rehabilitated in 1987, and has a sufficiency rating of 56.0 based on a scale of 100.1,2 The existing bridge is considered structurally deficient* due to deteriorating integrity of the bridge structure. The purpose of the proposed project is to replace the structurally deficient Blossom Street Bridge over CSX Transportation and Norfolk Southern Railroads to meet current standards.
1 SCDOT, The Office of Bridge Maintenance, National Bridge Inventory: Structure Inventory and Appraisal Report, June 15, 2017.
2 SCDOT Bridge Inspection Form, January 22, 2018.
* Structurally deficient is a status used to describe a bridge that has one or more structural defects that require attention and does not mean that the bridge is currently unsafe.
You can learn more about the project on the website at www.blossombridgeproject.com.
The comment period ended Wednesday, December 16.
How We Got Here
The comment period ended Wednesday, December 16.
The Recommended Preferred Alternative
The comment period ended Wednesday, December 16.
Visualization
The comment period ended Wednesday, December 16.
Traffic Management
The comment period ended Wednesday, December 16.
Right of Way
You can learn more about SCDOT’s right of way process by visiting http://www.blossombridgeproject.com/resources/
The comment period ended Wednesday, December 16.
Next Steps & Thank You!
We welcome comments on the project. The comment period ended Wednesday, December 16.
Comments may be submitted to the project manager, Joey McIntyre, by way of:
- Project website: www.blossombridgeproject.com
- Project email: info@blossombridgeproject.com
- Project Number: (803) 509-6660
- Standard Mail: Blossom Bridge Project, Attn: Joey McIntyre, Post Office Box 191, Columbia, SC 29201-3959
Thank you for attending the virtual public information meeting for the Blossom Bridge Project!