Horry County stormwater project brings closure to Conway-area road

A portion of Hemingway Chapel Road in the Conway area was scheduled to close for a Horry County stormwater-improvement project, creating a potential access disruption for residents and commuters who use the affected section.

Horry County announced the planned closure Jan. 26, 2026. The project is intended to address drainage problems along the road. The announcement does not establish that the closure affects all Conway residents, and the available information does not show whether every affected address is within Conway city limits.

Work funded through five-project grant package

The Hemingway Chapel Road work is one of five Horry County drainage projects funded through a grant from the South Carolina Rural Infrastructure Authority. The grant package totaled nearly $5.5 million.

That figure applies to the group of five projects, not specifically to Hemingway Chapel Road. The available record does not identify the individual project’s construction cost or provide a specific estimate for how much flooding or drainage improvement the work will deliver.

For people who travel the road, the county’s announcement establishes that a portion was scheduled to close for construction. It does not identify the precise closure limits, a detour route or a completion date. As a result, the available record does not support identifying which nearby addresses will face the greatest access changes or how long the disruption will last.

Current status remains unclear

Horry County’s road-construction and closures index, published July 24, lists infrastructure and closure notices and identifies the county as the responsible public agency for those notices. The available search result did not provide a newer Conway-specific status update for Hemingway Chapel Road.

As of the available record dated Aug. 7, 2026, it was not clear whether construction had started, whether the scheduled closure remained in effect or whether the project had been completed. The record does not support describing the work as finished.

Next public-record checkpoint

Horry County Council has a meeting scheduled for Aug. 18, 2026. That meeting is a possible next public-record checkpoint for information about the project, although the approved information does not say that Hemingway Chapel Road is specifically on the agenda.

Until the county provides more detail, drivers and residents planning trips through the Conway area have no documented closure limits, recommended alternate route or confirmed end date in the available record. The project’s stated purpose is drainage improvement, but its construction schedule and present effect on road access remain unresolved.