SC Houses passes roads bill, minus local buyback program

By: Skylar Laird

Outlets: South Carolina Daily Gazette

Published: April 29, 2026

Words: 1,071

Last Updated: 3 months ago

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COLUMBIA — A bill meant to rev up road construction in South Carolina using optional toll roads and a state-run environmental permitting process passed the House on Wednesday.

The version of the bill the House passed unanimously veered away from what the Senate passed last month by getting rid of a program incentivizing local governments to take over maintenance of certain state-owned roads. It would also eliminate the commission that oversees the Department …

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