Road proposal adds 734 miles of paving, including 48 miles of maintenance.
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- The proposal adds 734 miles of non‑interstate paving, including 48 miles of preventive.
- The public comment period opened Friday and runs through June 11 for submissions.
South Carolinians are being encouraged to share input about a state-wide program aimed at improving pavement, according to the S.C. Department of Transportation.
Public comments will center on a proposal to add the 2027 Pavement Improvement Program to the department’s 2024-33 statewide transportation improvement program, according to a news release.
The commenting period opened Friday and will run through June 11, the release said.
The proposed program includes 734 additional miles of paving work on non-interstate roads, including 48 miles of preventive maintenance projects, according to the release.
Improvements are set to include major roads and primary routes, farm-to-market secondary roads and neighborhood streets, the release said.
An online map of the proposed work can be viewed here.
If approved, the additional mileage would be added to the 8,505 miles of paving projects that SCDOT says have been advanced since the implementation of Act 40 of 2017, according to the release.
The projects were selected for funding under Act 114 of 2007, using ranking processes based on “objective and quantifiable factors,” and aligns with the state’s ten-year plan while supporting performance targets established in the Transportation Asset Management Plan, the release said.
How to comment
Written comments will be accepted through June 11, and can be mailed to Ginny Jones, Public Involvement Director, SCDOT Public Engagement Office, 955 Park Street, P.O. Box 191, Columbia, SC 29201.
Comments may also be submitted by email to SCDOTpubliccomment@scdot.org, or online.
