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Issue Position: Infrastructure

Issue Position

Date: Jan. 1, 2020
Issues: Infrastructure

In general, I want to oversee that the SC DOT adheres to the 10 year road and bridge improvement plan implemented by the SC DOT. Specifically, I want to continue to press for funding for the Hilton Head Island bridge replacement project. I have pushed to see that the $120,000,000 required from the State Infrastructure Bank to complete the bridge replacement project is funded in our favor.

The importance of this bridge cannot be overestimated. It is the lifeblood of ensuring that we have a sufficient workforce of critical workers to support our retiree population in areas of health care and services as well as hospitality workers to effectively support our based tourism economy, which in turn sustains our area's unique quality of life.

By leveraging Federal, state and local funding we can get this vitally important project completed so that the economic vitality of the Island is ensured and we can repatriate some the money our taxpayers have been sending to the State Capitol over the years.


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