rural road safety

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SC motorists paying more taxes at the pump, still seeing slow results

September 9, 2020 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT Motorists in South Carolina are now paying 8 cents more per gallon…

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First 2 years of gas-tax-hike law: Little work completed despite fat cash reserves

August 14, 2019 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT In the first two years of the gas-tax-hike law, the state collected…

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Few major road repair projects finished in first 23 months of gas-tax-hike law

June 26, 2019 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT If you’re wondering why pothole-riddled roads in your community haven’t been fixed…

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What SCDOT isn’t telling you about gas-tax-hike projects

June 27, 2018 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT At last week’s S.C. Department of Transportation Commission meeting, agency head Christy…

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Gas tax hike still not fixing roads, won’t fund bridges until 2024

June 11, 2018 The Nerve

By RICK BRUNDRETT When S.C. lawmakers passed the gas-tax-hike bill last year, they promised every…