Pavement, concrete mixers, rollers, and excavators will fill the Woodmen Boulevard in late summer. 

“The anticipated start time is sometime in late August, but right now we are waiting for Duke transmission and distribution to get the remaining utilities out of the way,” Mr. Jim Peck, Greenwood city engineer, said.

Challenges arise as two roundabouts are planned to be constructed at the same time. 

“The Averitt roundabout is going to be constructed a couple days after we get started on the Woodmen Boulevard roundabout,” he said. 

 Constructing roundabouts is not cheap, but having financial support makes it easier.

“The Averitt roundabout will be funded by state and federal money, so a percentage of it will be paid while the Woodman is 100 percent locally paid,” Mr. Peck said.

Students can expect getting into the school next school year to be difficult.

“Both roundabouts are expected to be closed for 90 days during the construction of the intersection where they are at. We will try our best to leave the west side of the roundabout on Woodmen Boulevard open for students and staff,” Mr. Peck said.

Principals care about safety over tardiness.

“Our focus when it comes to the traffic during the construction of the roundabout is staying the same as before, it is still up in the air about tardy policies and the construction,” Principal Gasaway said.

The rumors of Smith Valley turning into four lanes is true. 

“We have officially submitted the funding for what we call Segment One of Smith Valley from US 31 to the Woodman roundabout, and we have procured those funds, but that project will not start until 2028,” Mr. Peck said.