Drivers navigating downtown Spartanburg should expect altered traffic patterns for the next 16 to 18 months as several major construction projects reshape the city center simultaneously. Streets surrounding the Spartanburg Joint Government Center construction zone — including portions of Daniel Morgan Avenue, Spring Street, and Kennedy Street — will see lane reductions and shifting traffic patterns throughout the build.
The Joint Government Center, a shared city-county facility that anchors the construction wave, represents the most visible of several concurrent projects underway in the downtown core. Alongside it, the Broad Street area is seeing development of apartments, a hotel, and office and retail spaces — a cluster of investment that county leaders say would typically take decades to accumulate but is landing in just a few years.
Residents were encouraged not to let limited parking availability near construction zones prevent them from visiting and supporting downtown businesses. He described the downtown area as the heart of the county’s body — an institution that cannot thrive unless residents actively patronize local businesses during the transition period.
When all construction wraps, city and county leaders say the result will be a fundamentally different downtown — denser, more walkable, and equipped with government facilities built for the county’s rapid growth trajectory. The Spartanburg County population has grown significantly over the past decade as BMW, along with dozens of other employers, have expanded operations in the area. Residents can track construction closures and detour routes through the city’s public works updates at cityofspartanburg.org.
