The South Carolina Department of Transportation is projecting that by the year 2040, South Carolina will need to spend another $70 billion on transportation needs — $60 billion of that on roads.
But the state's 2040 Multimodal Transportation Plan finds that, based on current revenue projections of only $28 billion during the period, the state will be about $1.5 billion short each year of meeting its highway needs.
The draft plan was released last month and was the topic of series of public meetings held around the state. The public comment period closed on Sept. 25.
Paying for new highways and maintaining existing ones has been a recurring topic this election year.