The long-awaited day has arrived for Greenville commuters.
A ribbon-cutting ceremony celebrating the reopening and completion of the Church Street Bridge will be held Monday, June 15, at 10:30 a.m. State representatives and local partners will join Rob Perry, Deputy Secretary for Engineering with the South Carolina Department of Transportation, for the event.
Greenville's Church Street Bridge set to reopen June 15, 2026City of Greenville
The bridge project began in April of last year with lane reductions. It was then fully closed in May for a multi-phase improvement project that included resurfacing and paving, new pedestrian safety features, enhanced lighting, and a new stairway connecting to McBee Street.
SC Department of Transportation announcement:
Columbia, S.C. (June 9, 2026) - The South Carolina Department of Transportation will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of the rehabilitation project and reopening of the Church Street (U.S. 29) bridge in Greenville County.
The ceremony will take place on Monday June 15, at 10:30 a.m. on the newly constructed bridge deck.
State representatives and local partners will join SCDOT Deputy Secretary for Engineering Rob Perry in commemorating the bridge reopening.
The bridge was closed in early May 2026 to begin a multi-phase improvement project that included resurfacing and paving, upgraded pedestrian safety features such as sidewalk replacements and barrier improvements, enhanced overhead lighting, and the construction of a new stairway connecting to McBee Street.
