Infrastructure

Maintaining our infrastructure is a vital role of any local government. 

It’s a job that never ends, but over the last four years, we’ve put a lot of attention on city-wide infrastructure, all to ensure our residents enjoy a higher quality of life and a high level of service.

Projects Completed / Underway

• Doubled Local Road Funding
  While the State owns most of the roads in our community, the City is responsible for most of the residential roads inside neighborhoods and smaller roads around town. We’ve doubled funding to repair the roads we own in the last four years.

• Main Street Renovation Phase 2
  We’re finishing the Main Street renovation project we began a decade ago. Phase 2 is designed and should see its final approval come in the fall of 2023.

• State Road Improvements
  SC DOT is responsible for maintaining the vast majority of roads in our community. We’ve worked hard to advocate for more improvements in our community, succeeding in getting some of our top priorities approved and underway in just four years (a fast turnaround in state government):

  • Quillen Avenue Repaving + Quillen/Main Intersection Improvements
    Status: Complete

  • Jones Mill Road Repaving [FIHS to Scuffletown Rd]
    Status: DOT Approved - Planned 2023

  • Highway 418 Repaving [Main Street to Laurens County Line]
    Status: DOT Approved - Planned 2023

  • Traffic Light @ I-385 South & Hwy 418 Interchange [Exit 23-South]
    Status: SC & US DOT Approved - Planned 2023

  • I-385 Repaving [~Exit 23 - Exit 31]
    Status: Begins in 2023, 12-18 month project

  • Jones Road [City Limits to Durbin Creek Rd - Laurens County]
    Status: DOT Approved - Planned 2023

  • Fairview Street [385 to Main Street]
    Status: DOT Approved - Planned 2024

• Sewer Rehab Project
  The largest sewer rehabilitation project in city’s history is underway. At the rate of our investment in maintaining our sewer system, our city’s residents and businesses will benefit from one of the best systems in the Upstate. This project has been supported by state grant funds, lowering the cost to Fountain Inn residents, including a $10 million grant awarded in 2023.

• Sanctified Hill Park Renovation
  This $3+ Million total renovation was long overdue for one of our few neighborhood parks, long neglected. With a majority of funding coming from non-city sources, we’re investing in our residents and saving money at the same time.

• New Public Works & Natural Gas Facility
  The largest capital project of the city to-date, this new facility will give our crews the space they not only need to better serve our citizens, it’ll give them the work environment they deserve to operate with pride.

• Pedestrian Safety Improvements @ Rudolph Gordon School
  We successfully advocated on behalf of our residents for SC DOT and the School District to install a crosswalk and sidewalk so over 50 students could safely and efficiently get to and from school every day.

• City Signage
  From directional signage to welcome signs - we made sure you know when you’re in the best city in America.

• Natural Gas Improvements
  With a full secondary supply line under construction in case of an emergency, customers can rest assured that their heat and hot water will always be there.