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Your sales tax dollars at work

Funding to improve and maintain our roads is primarily the responsibility of Charleston County. 

To help finance this effort, County voters have twice approved half-cent Transporation Sales Taxes (TSTs).  One was approved in a 2004 referendum and the other in a 2016 referendum.

What ARE road improvemenTS?

Road improvements consist of several large and many small projects.  The large projects are listed in the referendums.  These projects add new roads and widen existing roads.  The smaller projects include efforts such as improving intersections, repaving roads, and adding sidewalks.

How has the money been spent?

Continue reading to discover how your tax dollars have been spent.  


Note that in 2025 the South Carolina Department of Revenue audited the County's transportation sales tax collections and spending from 2019 through 2024.  They examined more than 13,000 transactions.  They concluded that "the county used the penny tax collections exclusively for projects listed on the 2004 and 2016 referendums or to service general obligation bond debt."

2004 sales tax

The 2004 half-cent sales tax will provide $xxx for road improvements.  The tax is expected to expire in 2027.  To-date, $xxx  has been collected.  


As shown in the side panel, there were XX projects listed in this referendum and the subsequent 2006 bond referendum.  The status of the projects are:

  • X% complete
  • X% in construction
  • X%  in design
  • X% in the planning stage



2016 sales tax

The 2016 half-cent tax will provide $xxx for road improvements.  We are XX years into tax that can last up to 25 year tax.  To-date, $xxx has been collected.


As shown in the side panel, there were 9 projects listed in this referendum.  The status of the projects are:

  • X% complete
  • X% in construction
  • X% in design
  • X% in the planning stage


Note that the sales tax is expected to run through 2041, so the listed projects cannot all be completed until the funding from the tax is available.



Other efforts funded by the 2004 and 2016 TAXes include:

Intersections

Intersections

Intersections

XXX intersections have been improved.  These include ...

Road Repaving

Intersections

Intersections

XXX miles of roads have been repaved, including ...

Sidewalks

Intersections

Multiuse paths

Almost 54 miles of sidewalks have been installed throughout the County.

Multiuse paths

Multiuse paths

Multiuse paths

Over 74.000 feet of multiuse paths have been installed, including adjacent to the Glen McConnel Pkwy in West Ashley and ...

Bike Lanes

Multiuse paths

Bike Lanes

Almost 89,000 feet of bike lanes have been installed, including at ...

Want to learn more?  You can find all the details in our dashboard below.

If you have any questions, contact us at XXX.

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