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April 20, 2017
 
 

TRIP Releases New Report for South Carolina

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The South Carolina Alliance to Fix Our Roads, in coordination with TRIP, a national nonprofit transportation research group, and Chambers of Commerce held a press conference at the State House on March 21 that reviewed the effects deficient roads and bridges have on South Carolina citizens and businesses.

 

The negative economic impact of crumbling roads and bridges, highlighted by TRIP’s report, is immense. Driving on deficient South Carolina roads costs the state’s drivers $5.4 billion per year in the form of extra vehicle operating costs (VOC), congestion-related delays, and the costs of traffic crashes. The TRIP report finds that throughout South Carolina, two-thirds of primary, locally and state-maintained urban roads are in poor or mediocre condition, ten percent of locally and state-maintained bridges are structurally deficient and the state has the highest rate of fatal traffic crashes in the nation. The state’s major urban roads are becoming increasingly congested, with vehicle travel in South Carolina increasing 10 percent in the last three years. See the attached TRIP Report for more details about the findings.

 

To view a copy of the TRIP Report click here.  

                     

 

 

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