Right of Way Purchased for Park Road Improvements

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Ken De La Bastide, The Herald Bulletin

September 16, 2025

ANDERSON — The Anderson Board of Public Works has approved a purchase of right of way along Park Road in preparation for the opening of the SAICA Pack USA manufacturing facility in 2027.

The board on Tuesday approved the purchase of right of way and easements for five parcels of property from 53rd Street to 67th Street at a cost of $35,886.

Earlier this year, the board approved a contract with Midwest Paving in the amount of $1,716,470 to widen and repave Park Road.

That work is expected to start this year and will include improvements to Park Road between 53rd and 67th streets. The project will also relocate power lines and include construction of a rail spur.

The work includes stormwater management with the construction of ditches.

The total cost of the improvements has been estimated at $4.7 million, with the state providing $600,000 through an infrastructure grant.

The state grant is to help cover the cost of improvements to Park Road, which will include a turning lane.

Signage will direct truck traffic to travel south on Park Road to 67th Street.

SAICA Pack USA is investing $130 million in the Anderson facility, which will process corrugated cardboard. The company has a plant currently operating in Ohio. Anderson will be the second plant in the U.S.

Production at the 350,000-square-foot plant will start in 2027. The plant will initially employ 56 people. Future employment is expected to reach 114 workers, according to city officials.

OTHER BUSINESS

The board approved a contract with Howard Companies for the paving of the parking lot at the intersection of 13th and Jackson streets, directly west of the City of Anderson Transit System bus station.

Howard Companies submitted the low bid of $80,789.

City Engineer Matt House said the estimate on the work was $146,000.

He said work should start in October.

The work is being paid for with tax increment financing funds approved by the Anderson Redevelopment Commission.