Traveling homes to delay traffic in North Myrtle Beach

NORTH MYRTLE BEACH, SC (WBTW) – Drivers in North Myrtle should expect traffic delays Wednesday morning as five houses begin a moving process.

Two moving companies will be moving five houses on Wednesday morning starting at 9 a.m., says the City of North Myrtle Beach.

North Myrtle Beach and Horry County law enforcement will be out monitoring the roads for driver safety.

This project could last for an entire day, depending on the circumstances, according to city officials.

Drivers are advised to plan accordingly.

Three houses will be moved from 4400 North Ocean Boulevard to a location outside of the city limits. The houses will be transported south on Ocean Boulevard to 2^nd Avenue North, then westbound on 2^nd Avenue North until the reach Highway 17. They will travel north down Highway 17 to the Cherry Grove exit. After that, the houses will be transported across Sea Mountain Highway and over the Intracoastal Waterway bridge.

Two houses will stay in the city limits.

One of the houses will be moved from 4400 North Ocean Boulevard to 504 23^rd Avenue North, traveling south on Ocean Boulevard.

One of the houses will be moved from 4400 North Ocean Boulevard to 1408 Edge Drive. It will travel south along Ocean Boulevard to 7^th Avenue South, then westbound to Hillside Drive. Once on Hillside Drive, it will travel south to 11^th Avenue South, the west to Edge Drive and its destination.