136:, the SCDOT's function and purpose is the systematic planning, construction, maintenance, and operation of the state highway system and the development of a statewide mass transit system that is consistent with the needs and desires of the public. The SCDOT also coordinates all state and federal programs relating to highways. The goal of the SCDOT is to provide adequate, safe, and efficient transportation services for the movement of people and goods.
152:, which provided $ 75 million of federal money in 50–50 matching funds to the states to build up to 6% of their roads statewide over a five-year period, the General Assembly created the five-member State Highway Commission in 1917 which existed for more than seventy years. Prior to the Commission's creation, county governments were entirely responsible for building and maintaining roads.
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