COLUMBIA, S.C. — Some roads in Richland County are starting to look different. County leaders said this is due to taxpayers contributing to the 2012 penny tax.
Sarah Matthews Road, Nathan Ridge Lane, Howard Coogler Road and Jackson Road are all being repaved, costing about $1.3 million.
County officials said these roads will also have proper stormwater drainage features like ditches and upgraded drainage outfalls.
For the last two years, Maurice Isaac has lived off Nathan Ridge Lane, one of the roads set to be repaved.
He said the county started working on the road in April and thought it would be finished in about three months. But they ran into issues with trees and contractors. He said he's looking forward to when the work will be done.
“I want the road done. Yeah, I want the road done and that’s only due to the dust that comes into the house. And, got my car right there and it’s just filled with dust," Isaac said.
Isaac said not everyone in the neighborhood shares the same opinion.
"You got some neighbors that are like 50-50," Isaac said. "Some of 'em wanted to keep it a dirt road 'cause they ride their four-wheelers and dirt bikes and everything, and the other ones is like, well, we want to put the pavement over it because of our AC units. And all that dust from the road gets caught up in our units; then it blows into the house."
Isaac said he hasn't seen work done on his road recently.
“I just hope they honor their end of the bargain. We started this, the people here started this 30 years ago. Honor it 30 years later," Isaac said.
Richland County leaders said construction is scheduled to end in October.
