People walk past a sign for Merriweather Distrirct following the opening of the U.S. Route 29 North-South Connection in Columbia on Tuesday. (Brian Krista/Staff) ...

Construction crews have been working the jug handle for months. If you're heading east on 460 and want to either turn left onto Concord Turnpike or head west on 460, you'll have to exit to the right.

Just west of the roundabout, crews built a new "jug handle" turn that eliminates left turns onto northbound U.S. 31. The jug handle is like a clover-leaf highway on-ramp, minus the ramp.

It's called a "jug handle" or half-loop configuration. It is expected to fully open at the intersection of U.S. 42 and Weaver Road in Florence by Tuesday. It includes a brand new road called ...