SCDOT Requests Public Comment on the 2021 -2027 Statewide Transportation Improvement Program (STIP) to Include the Preliminary Engineering, Right of Way, and Construction Phases of Work for Various Bridge Replacement Projects in Pickens, Richland and Oconee Counties

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) requests comments from the public on six bridge replacement projects in Pickens, Richland and Oconee Counties. The SCDOT Commission approved an opportunity for the public to provide comment on the proposed bridge replacement projects for the following closed bridges during its May 18, 2023, meeting.

Work for Various Bridge Replacement Projects in Pickens, Richland and Oconee Counties
Project Name Phase of Work Year Cost
S-250 (Hester Store Road) over Machine Creek Bridge Replacement Project
  • PE
  • ROW
  • CON
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • $1,210,000
  • $500,000
  • $4,840,000
S-277 (Lay Bridge Road) over Twelve Mile Creek Bridge Replacement Project
  • PE
  • ROW
  • CON
  • 2023
  • 2026
  • 2026
  • $1,370,000
  • $20,000
  • $6,680,000
S-106 (Clearmont Road) over Colonels Fork Creek Bridge Replacement Project
  • PE
  • ROW
  • CON
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • 2025
  • $1,200,000
  • $200,000
  • $5,000,000
S-168 (Little Choestoea Road) over Tributary to Choestoea Creek Bridge Replacement Project
  • PE
  • CON
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • $270,000
  • $4,743,502
S-168 (Little Choestoea Road) over Little Choestoea Creek Bridge Replacement Project
  • PE
  • CON
  • 2023
  • 2024
  • $270,000
  • $3,933,821
US 321 over Crane Creek Bridge Replacement
  • PE
  • CON
  • 2023
  • 2025
  • $100,000
  • $9,300,000

The public may comment on the action to amend the STIP to include the preliminary engineering, right of way, and construction phases of work for the proposed projects. SCDOT will receive public comments for a 21- day period from May 19, 2023 through June 8, 2023.

SCDOT certifies that the project was selected in consideration of established priorities as required by federal laws or regulations and in accordance with SC Code of Laws Section 57-1-370 (Act 114) and the SCDOT's 10 year plan. A summary of substantive comments will be available to the Commission. Pending no substantive comments, the projects will be added to a subsequent STIP version.

A copy of this press release, along with a copy of the location map, is available for public review and comment online through June 8, 2023.