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On November 7, 2006, Florence County voters approved a One-Cent Capital Project Sales Tax
for roads for up to seven years. This penny tax went into effect on May 1, 2007.
If the designated sales tax amount approved by voters in the referendum is collected
before the end of the seven years, or if all of the listed projects have been completed
before the end of the seven years, the tax will end earlier. The one-cent sales tax is
estimated to generate $148 million over the seven years, which when combined with a grant
from the State Infrastructure Bank of $250 million will yield $398 million for the road
projects identified and prioritized below.
The road projects to be funded from the One-Cent Capital Project Sales Tax are specifically
listed below in order of priority approved on the referendum:
- Pine Needles Road Project
- Widening of Pine Needles Road from Southborough Road to South Ebenezer Road
- US 378 Project
- Widening of US 378 from US 52 near Lake City to SC 41 in Kingsburg
- US 76 Project
- Widening US 76 from I-95 to Main Street in Timmonsville
- TV Road Project
- Widening of TV Road to four lanes from Wilson Road to I-95
- Pamplico Highway Project
- Widening SC 51 from Claussen Road to US 378 in Kingsburg
- 301 By Pass
- Completion of the 301 ByPass from US 76 near Timmonsville to the intersection of US 52/301 and Howe Springs Road
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