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GREENVILLE (AP) -- The closing of the northbound lanes of Interstate 385 is only the beginning of work on the South Carolina highway.

The state Department of Transportation tells The Greenville News that it has more than five years of projects in the works for the quickest way to get to Greenville from Charleston and Columbia.

Currently, the northbound lanes of I-385 are shut down for 15 miles as crews rebuild the highway and its intersection with Interstate 26.

One that project finishes at the end of the summer, crews will begin widening the five miles of I-385 south of Interstate 85 to three lanes.

And in a few years when that widening project is done, the DOT says work will begin on redesigning the intersection of I-385 and I-85.

Information from: The Greenville News, http://www.greenvillenews.com

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