The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) has been rated as the top ranked overall state DOT in the nation by the Reason Foundation in Los Angeles. The Foundation released its 22^nd Annual Highway Report on Thursday, September 22. This report ranks every state’s highway system on pavement condition, traffic congestion, deficient bridges, traffic fatality rates, dollars spent per mile and other categories. The previous report ranked SCDOT as 4^th.

Specifically, the Reason Foundation ranks SCDOT #1 in Overall Highway Performance and Cost-Effectiveness. SCDOT spends the lowest amount of maintenance dollars per mile on highways and bridges than any other state DOT. In addition, the ranking for the lowest administrative costs for SCDOT is #5. Combined, this means that SCDOT is ranked as the best DOT in terms of putting as much of its funding into the maintenance of the highway system as possible. Please click here to read more.