COLUMBIA, S.C. — If you've been complaining about loose pavement or potholes or stretches of road that need resurfacing, the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SC DOT) has just released its count-by-county list of priority projects through 2021.
On June 18, the Transportation Commission approved a plan for an additional $562 million in road pavement and resurfacing projects for the coming fiscal year 2020-2021. This is in addition to the $1.3 billion of road, bridge and safety project work SCDOT has already begun in the state's 46 counties and represents an additional 661 miles of primary roads, farm-to-market roads, and neighborhood streets.
The commission approved the money as SCDOT is completing year three of its 10-Year Plan on or ahead of schedule in all categories of rebuilding the state's roads.
SCDOT Commission Chairman Tony Cox said, "This 661 miles of paving projects is in addition to the previously approved 3,348 miles of paving projects SCDOT has launched since the enactment of the state gas tax increase in July 2017.'
By releasing the county-by-county breakdown, Cox says, "The Commission and SCDOT are committed to full transparency in how projects are selected and constructed. We encourage citizens to provide comments during the projects' Public Comment period and to follow our progress on existing projects and as new ones are added."
You can see the entire list here:
The individual ranking of each project is listed in the far right-had column of the docunet. Of note:
- Lexington County top projects include rehabilitation of US-21 (Charleston Hwy); reconstruction of 3.1 miles of WE Jeffcoat/Blackville roads; and reconstruction of 1.78 miles of Indian Fork/Hiller Road (S-878).
- Richland County top projects include rehabilitation of 4.2 miles of Leesburg Road; rehab of 8.63 miles of Wilson Blvd/Main St. (Blythewood area); rehab of 1.95 miles of Caughman Road; and reconstruction of Twin Gates Road.
- Orangeburg County has the longest project list and includes rehabbing 1.32 miles of US-21 (Joe S Jeffords Hwy); rehabbing just under one mile of Amelia Street; and rehabbing Harrison Avenue (S-620).
