On October 8, 2008, more than 160 schools and over 70,000 students, parents, educators, and neighbors in South Carolina will participate in International Walk to School Day events.

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) Commission has announced funding for schools to develop comprehensive bicycle and pedestrian programs as part of the “Safe Routes to School Program.” Each recipient will be reimbursed up to $200,000 for work performed under the program. The funds are 100% federal and require no state or local match.

               Transportation Secretary H.B. Limehouse Jr. has announced that safety improvements made by the South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) at intersections and on rural roads have begun to show results in reducing the crash and fatality rates at those locations in South Carolina. Limehouse made the announcement at the 2008 SC Highway Safety Conference being held in Columbia sponsored by the SC Department of Public Safety.

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has begun its National Public Lands activities September 8-12 with litter clean-ups in each of the state’s 46 counties.

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has scheduled a news conference September 8 to kick off SCDOT’s 2008 Public Lands Observance.