Road crews will temporarily close the RHL Boulevard connector from Jefferson Road beginning this week as part of the ongoing road widening project. Beginning Thursday, Sept. 26, the connector will be closed until Friday, Nov. 15, according to a news release from the West Virginia Department of Transportation. The road, which includes a 420-foot bridge, connects Jefferson Road with the Trace Fork Shopping Center in South Charleston. The RHL connector is part of an effort by the West Virginia Division of Highways to alleviate traffic congestion on Corridor G and Jefferson Road in Charleston and South Charleston that also includes widening Jefferson Road and speeding up traffic through the Oakwood Road interchange of Corridor G. The RHL connector provides an alternate entrance and exit from Trace Fork, allowing drivers access to the shopping center from either Corridor G or Jefferson Road, the news release said.