A road in Spartanburg County needs work, but homeowners say no one is stepping up to the plate.
The road in question is South Avenue, the portion between Highway 221 and Lynn Road.
People living there say the county won't claim it and neither will the state.
Eddie Phillips has lived along South Avenue since 2005.
“This is a turn around for 295 and 221. Rather than go around to 295 at the mortuary, they just take this short cut,” said Phillips.
He says it takes a beating from trucks traveling to and from three nearby plants, leaving behind a bumpy ride.
“I don't understand why they pave everything else and leave this main road off,” said Phillips.
Along with the potholes, he says the roadside ditch in front of his house no longer exists. And he called Spartanburg County to get it fixed.
“When I called the county and he said it was a state road. I called the state man, he said it was a county road. So I said, well I'm going to call WSPA and see if they can do anything. And the guy actually said I think that would be the best way to get anything done,” said Phillips.
So we called Spartanburg County and the local South Carolina Department of Transportation office. Both tell us the argument over who owns that portion of South Avenue dates back over 15 years. But almost two decades later, a solution is in the works.
The DOT resident engineer for Spartanburg says one of their attorneys is going to get with the county attorney and try and resolve the issue once and for all. In the meantime for safety reasons, the DOT says it has been and will continue to patch up any potholes that come up on the road.
Phillips says he appreciates the effort, as he shares his road with new optimism.
His ditch problem won't be addressed until after the state and county reach a resolution, but the DOT says it hopes to resolve the issue very soon. And we will keep you posted on the outcome.
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