Tag: South Carolina gas tax

Roadbuilding

SCDOT awards 100 road projects valued at $39 million

Wasting no time in taking advantage of its new transportation funding, the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has awarded 100 road resurfacing and rehabilitation projects valued at $39 million. The agency recently awarded the first project contracts as part of the road funding bill that went into effect July 1. It raises funds through the […]

August 7, 2017

Roadbuilding

South Carolina DOT awards first projects from new roads bill

The South Carolina Department of Transportation has awarded the first project contracts as part of the recent road funding bill that went into effect July 1 which raises funds through the state’s first gas tax increase in 30 years. The projects, valued at $26.5 million, are for road resurfacing and rehabilitation projects in 27 counties […]

July 24, 2017

Roadbuilding

Bloomberg poll: 55% of Americans support gas tax increase to fund bridges and roads

A Bloomberg National Poll shows 55 percent of Americans would support a gas tax increase for funding bridge and road projects. The question was one of multiple queries posed to respondents July 8-12. Selzer & Company conducted the poll of 1,001 U.S. adults ages 18 and over. Forty-one percent responded that it was “Not Okay” […]

July 21, 2017

Roadbuilding

S. Carolina sets out 10-year transportation plan through increased funding

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) says the combination of the recent gas tax and vehicle sale tax increases will help with its 10-year plan for rebuilding the state’s highway system. The gas tax increase, which began July 1, will increase steadily for six years, beginning with a bump of 2 cents per gallon […]

July 7, 2017

Roadbuilding

South Carolina legislature overrides McMaster veto to pass road funding bill

Both the South Carolina Senate and House voted to override Gov. Henry McMaster’s veto of a road funding bill (H.3516) that would increase the state’s gas tax by 12 cents per gallon over a six-year period. The House voted 95-18 in the override, with the Senate voting 32-12. The gas tax increase, along with new […]

May 12, 2017

Roadbuilding

South Carolina House approves gas tax increase

The South Carolina House, in a 97-18 vote, has approved H. 3516, legislation that would increase the state’s gas tax by 2 cents per gallon a year for five years. At the end of five years, the state gas tax would be 26 cents per gallon, compared to the current rate of 16 cents per […]

March 6, 2017

Roadbuilding

South Carolina Senate panel packages gas tax boost with several other fee increases for transportation funding

A Senate panel in South Carolina passed a bill to raise the state’s gas tax 12 cents in an effort to raise money for road repairs, The State reported. The Senate Finance Committee passed the plan 14-8 to raise about $800 million dollars for road construction. The plan replaces a 10-cent gas tax hike for […]

May 1, 2015