FOLLOWING THIS, HE JOINS US LIVE IN GREENVILLE COUNTY WITH WHAT WE ARE LEARNING. REPORTER: THE STRETCH OF HIGHWAY IS NO STRANGER TO BACKUPS. SOME CASES, A BIT OF A STANDSTILL. BUT OFFICIALS HOPE THIS PROJECT WILL BE MUCH BETTER FOR THE LONG-TERM. A LOOK ABOVE I-85 AT THE PELHAM ROAD EXIT, WEATHER PERMITTING, THIS FRIDAY, CREWS WILL SWITCH ALL SOUTHBOUND LANES OF TRAFFIC TO THE NEW ROCKY CREEK BRIDGE TO ALLOW CONTRACTORS TO BEGIN EXPANSION WORK ON I-85 NORTHBOUND. DOT OFFICIALS SAY NEW TRAFFIC PATTERN WILL LAST FOR AT LEAST A YEAR, AND THERE WILL STILL BE THREE LANES OF TRAFFIC IN EACH DIRECTION. THIS SECTION CAN ALREADY BE A HEADACHE FOR DRIVERS HEADED TO GREENVILLE. >> I SEE THEM DOING A LITTLE CONSTRUCTION, BUT IT’S THE SAME THING, CARS GOING SLOW BUT THEN RIGHT WHEN YOU GET PAST THIS EXIT, IT SEEMS TO PICK UP. I DON’T KNOW WHAT’S GOING ON. REPORTER: AT CERTAIN TIMES, THE DELAYS BACK UP INTO SPARTANBURG COUNTY. >> I WOULD SAY LIKE 15 MILES AWAY FROM PELHAMS EXIT, IT’S LIKE THAT BAD. WE ALWAYS SPEND LIKE AN HOUR IN TRAFFIC. REPORTER: THIS PROJECT BEGAN JULY, 2021, AND WHEN IT IS FINISHED IN THE SPRING OF 2024, I-85 IN BOTH DIRECTIONS WILL HAVE FOUR LANES. SCDOT WANTS YOU TO BE CAREFUL AND PAY ATTENTION TO SIGNS DURING THE CHANGE. THEY SAY IF WEATHER IS A FACTOR IN DELAYING THIS FRIDAY DATES FOR EXPECTATION, THEY SAY THEY WILL UPDATE YOU WITH ANY SORT OF CHANGES.