A Year of Penny Progress in Spartanburg County

What is the Capital Penny Sales Tax?

Passed by voters in November 2023, the capital penny sales tax is a 1-cent sales tax across Spartanburg County with revenue funding 577 road, bridge, and other infrastructure projects countywide.

Repaving Complete on:

• Highway 290 (from Reidville Road to N. Danzler Road)
• N. Daniel Morgan Ave. (behind the Spartanburg County Courthouse)
• W. Main St. (from Reidville Road to St. John St.)
• St. John St. (from W. St. John St. to W. Main St.)

Upcoming Repaving Work: 

• Bidding out now for projects on Reidville Road (from Highway 290 to E. Blackstock Road) and E. Main St. (from N. Converse St. to Highway 29)
• First half of Tier 2 repaving projects scheduled to bid in the Fall 

Completed Safety Improvement Work:

More than $250,000 of work complete in:

• Restriping roadways
• Raising pavement markings
• Adding rumble strips

Upcoming Safety Improvement Work:

• More than $560,000 of guardrail replacements set to begin this year

Projects in the Design Phase Now:

• 14 upgrades to unsafe intersections
• 10 new stormwater culverts
• 7 updated County corridors
• 6 unsafe bridges in need of repair

Countywide Road Status Updates:

• Good
  • 2020 = 24%
  • 2024 = 30%
• Fair
  • 2020 = 28%
  • 2024 = 39%
• Poor
  • 2020 = 48%
  • 2024 = 31%

About the Capital Penny Sales Tax:

Funding for these projects comes from a six-year, one percent sales tax. Projects will be fully funded with no debt, no property tax increase, no reductions in school funding, and more than 30% of the revenue will come from visitors.