Lexington’s 2025 transformation: Major projects and growth

The articles focus on significant changes underway in Lexington County by 2025. They show how public and private projects respond to population growth, infrastructure needs, and business expansion across neighborhoods and towns.

Officials push major road repairs in more than 20 neighborhoods. A new hotel project on Main Street advances as designs are adjusted and permits move forward. Developers double the number of homes in a large residential expansion between South Congaree and White Knoll. Fiber optic internet installation resumes after earlier accidents paused the work, with companies stating they will communicate better and restore any property disruptions. Convenience chains like Parker’s Kitchen plan multiple new store sites. Each example adds to the ongoing transformation of Lexington’s landscape.

Chapin Commercial Construction is planning the Lake Murray Business Park at the intersection of Chapin Road and Primrose Lane. By Rendering provided

NO. 1: RETAIL, OFFICE SPACE TO BE PART OF NEW MIXED-USE DEVELOPMENT IN THIS GROWING MIDLANDS TOWN

The Midlands project will have spaces that can accommodate restaurants, boutique shops, offices and more. | Published March 7, 2025 | Read Full Story by Chris Trainor

A rendering of the Courtyard by Marriott hotel planned for downtown Lexington

NO. 2: HOTEL PLANNED FOR DOWNTOWN LEXINGTON TAKES ANOTHER STEP FORWARD. WHEN COULD IT BE COMPLETE?

The Courtyard by Marriott set for Lexington’s Main Street was approved a year ago, but work on the project has yet to begin. | Published March 13, 2025 | Read Full Story by Hannah Wade

Martins Grove is one of nearly 20 neighborhoods in Lexington that will soon see failing roads repaved. By Provided

NO. 3: LEXINGTON TO REPAIR FAILING ROADS IN NEARLY 20 NEIGHBORHOODS. HOW MUCH WILL IT COST?

The last time the Midlands town made significant repairs to its roads was more than a decade ago. | Published March 13, 2025 | Read Full Story by Hannah Wade

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Workers with GAC Enterprises, LLC., dig along Willow Creek Drive in Irmo to place conduit for fiberoptic cable. By Tracy Glantz

NO. 4: BACK AT IT: CONTROVERSIAL INTERNET COMPANIES RESUME WORK IN MIDLANDS AFTER PREVIOUS DAMAGE

Damage to gas and water lines had disrupted services and aggravated local residents, leading a Midlands town to halt work installing internet cables. Now digging is cleared to resume. | Published March 25, 2025 | Read Full Story by Bristow Marchant

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The city of West Columbia wants to revitalize major parts of U.S. Highway 1 with three roadway projects. By Tracy Glantz

NO. 5: MIDLANDS CITY HOPES 3 UPCOMING PROJECTS WILL TRANSFORM MAJOR THOROUGHFARE. WHAT TO EXPECT

The beautification and safety efforts add to the Midlands city’s decade-long plan to revitalize its urban areas. | Published April 1, 2025 | Read Full Story by Hannah Wade

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The sign at a Circle K store. By Photo by Chris Trainor

NO. 6: WELL-KNOWN CONVENIENCE STORE BRAND COMING TO THIS LEXINGTON AREA. HERE’S WHERE

The popular company has thousands of stores across the U.S. Now there‘s a new one on the way in a growing area of the Midlands. | Published April 14, 2025 | Read Full Story by Chris Trainor

Developers want to more than double their initial plans for a new subdivision bringing a total of more than 600 housing units, if approved. By Provided

NO. 7: LEXINGTON COUNTY HOME DEVELOPMENT DOUBLES PITCH. HUNDREDS OF UNITS ADDED

The planned development would add more homes along a long-rural stretch of land in Lexington County. | Published April 16, 2025 | Read Full Story by Hannah Wade

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Parker’s Kitchen is planning stores in the Midlands area. Shown here is a store in the Beaufort area.

NO. 8: COLUMBIA, LEXINGTON SPOTS PLANNED FOR GROWING CHAIN PARKER’S KITCHEN. WHAT WE KNOW

The company, which has a host of locations in coastal South Carolina and Georgia, is known for its convenience stores with expanded food menus. | Published April 16, 2025 | Read Full Story by Chris Trainor

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A preliminary sketch of the Valley Crest subdivision planned for the area along Fish Hatchery and Casa Dell Roads.

NO. 9: RURAL PART OF LEXINGTON COUNTY COULD ADD 300 MORE HOMES. HERE’S WHERE

Two new subdivision proposals join a growing swell of development activity in Lexington County’s farther reaches. | Published May 14, 2025 | Read Full Story by Hannah Wade

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A sample town of Lexington water bill

NO. 10: WATER BILLS IN PARTS OF LEXINGTON WENT UNSENT. WHAT TO KNOW IF YOURS IS MISSING

Thousands of customers in Lexington County who weren’t signed up for paperless billing didn’t receive water bills after the company responsible for sending them shut down abruptly. | Published May 15, 2025 | Read Full Story by Hannah Wade

A preliminary plat of the Creekside Ridge subdivision planned for Batesburg-Leesville. By Screenshot from the Batesburg-Leesville planning commission

NO. 11: ‘LARGEST RESIDENTIAL DEVELOPMENT’ IN BATESBURG-LEESVILLE’S HISTORY MOVES FORWARD

The proposed subdivision would bring nearly 200 homes to a rural part of Lexington County. Here’s where. | Published May 30, 2025 | Read Full Story by Hannah Wade

The summary above was drafted with the help of AI tools and edited by journalists in our News division. All stories listed were reported, written and edited by McClatchy journalists.