{"id":40812,"date":"2025-09-11T13:00:19","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T17:00:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/2025\/09\/11\/south-carolina-leaders-unveil-bold-plan-to-modernize-roads-bridges-momentum-2050-push\/"},"modified":"2025-09-11T13:00:19","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T17:00:19","slug":"south-carolina-leaders-unveil-bold-plan-to-modernize-roads-bridges-momentum-2050-push","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/2025\/09\/11\/south-carolina-leaders-unveil-bold-plan-to-modernize-roads-bridges-momentum-2050-push\/","title":{"rendered":"South Carolina Leaders Unveil Bold Plan to Modernize Roads &#038; Bridges | Momentum 2050 Push"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\"  width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/8HptgxpKhW0?cc_load_policy=1&#038;modestbranding=1\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>South Carolina lawmakers and the Department of Transportation are teaming up to tackle one of the state\u2019s biggest challenges: fixing aging roads and bridges.<\/p>\n<p>During a public meeting at Greenville Technical College, members of the House and DOT officials discussed long-term solutions through the Momentum 2050 plan. As the state experiences rapid growth, so does the strain on infrastructure. From potholes to outdated bridges, officials say they\u2019re playing catch-up after decades of deferred maintenance.<\/p>\n<p>Funding remains a key hurdle. While some areas have passed local penny sales taxes to support projects, others \u2014 like Greenville County \u2014 have not. Rising material costs are also affecting timelines and budgets. Still, leaders remain optimistic and are seeking public input across the state, with the next meeting scheduled for September 23 in Myrtle Beach.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>South Carolina lawmakers and the Department of Transportation are teaming up to tackle one of the state\u2019s biggest<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5,"featured_media":40813,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15206],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-40812","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-upstate-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40812","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40812"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40812\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40813"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40812"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40812"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.koolfm.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40812"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}