Category: SC Roads Blog

More Cars, Less Revenue

This week, the SCDOT Modernization Ad Hoc Committee heard from Frank Rainwater, Director of the Revenue and Fiscal Affairs Office (RFA) on the challenges the state faces in funding infrastructure…
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2020-2021 Pavement Program Approved

SCDOT continues to ramp up investments in pavements, and $562 million will be invested in FY2020-2021. These revenues will be allocated across each category as follows: Interstates: $150 million Primary…
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Follow the Money

State law requires that the new revenues generated from the 2017 road funding plan be deposited into the Infrastructure Maintenance Trust Fund (IMTF).  The most recent statement can be viewed…
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SCDOT Commission Approves 2020 Paving Program

The June meeting of the SCDOT Commission focused  on the FY2019-2020 Pavement Improvement Program.  The pavement program is approved annually and sets funding levels for preservation and rehab/reconstruction to interstates,…
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Common Cents

With road construction season in full swing and the gas tax increase July 1, we took the “common cents” approach to answering some of the most frequently asked questions about…
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New Report Ranks SC #1 in Rural Road Fatalities

SOUTH CAROLINA’S RURAL ROADS HAVE HIGHEST TRAFFIC FATALITY RATE IN THE NATION; REPAIRS & MODERNIZATION NEEDED TO BOOST SAFETY, IMPROVE CONDITIONS & SUPPORT GROWTH & CONNECTIVITY Washington, D.C. – America’s…
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Where’s the New Money Going?

State law requires that the new revenues generated from the 2017 road funding plan be deposited into the Infrastructure Maintenance Trust Fund (IMTF).  The most recent statement can be viewed…
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