Powderhouse Road
Connector Project

March 18, 2025 - Notice of Public Hearing on April 3, 2025 from 5pm-7pm. The City of Aiken has prepared an Environmental Assessment (EA) for the proposed Powderhouse Road Connector Project. The EA evaluates the potential environmental impacts of the project and is available for public review and comment through April 18, 2025. Community members and stakeholders are encouraged to review the document and provide feedback during this period. The EA is available for viewing in the Documents section of this website or at the City of Aiken Engineering and Utilities Department, 111 Chesterfield St S, Aiken, SC 29801. Written comments can be submitted to the Project Director, Mike Przybylowicz (P.O. Box 1177, Aiken, SC 29802) or via the “Submit Comment” button located at the bottom of this website.

March 14, 2025 - Availability of Environmental Assessment in Documents Section

There's a plan in the works to ease traffic congestion on Whiskey Road on the south side of town.

The project involves building a new road and bridge. This will create a shortcut between East Pine Log Road and the existing South Centennial Avenue Connector.

Here's what the project includes:

• Powderhouse Road improvement They'll widen a quarter-mile stretch of Powderhouse Road SE, from where it meets East Pine Log Road down to Kirkwood Drive.
• Safer sidewalks New 5-foot sidewalks will be added along this section of Powderhouse Road.
• Easier turning: A dedicated right-turn lane will be built onto East Pine Log Road.
• Brand new road: They'll also construct a whole new 1.1-mile road that will connect Powderhouse Road near Kirkwood Drive to the South Centennial Connector.

Once completed, this project, along with the existing South Centennial Connector, will give drivers another way to get between East Pine Log Road and Whiskey Road. This should hopefully mean less traffic and shorter travel times on Whiskey Road.