The House completed their work on the FY24-25 appropriations bill, which includes a one-time allocation of $200 million to SCDOT to aid repair and replacements to the state’s aging bridge network.
This allocation of additional dollars to the state’s bridge program is timely, given the fact that many bridges across the state are aging out of their intended lifespan. Currently, there are over 2,500 bridges that are 60 years old or older, and that number is expected to grow to 3,900 over the next decade.
SCFOR applauds the House for prioritizing infrastructure and we encourage the Senate to support this allocation.
Budget subcommittee meetings are underway in the Senate, as the Finance Committee begins work to craft their version of the FY24-25 budget. The budget will be debated in the Finance Committee the week of April 9.