Richland County voters have chosen to extend the County’s 1 percent special sales and use tax, first imposed in 2012, which will continue to fund transportation infrastructure improvements throughout Richland […]

Passed in 2012, the Richland County Transportation Penny Tax program funds road improvements, sidewalks, greenways, and The COMET public transit system utilizing a 1 percent sales tax. Following extensive public […]

The next time you go to Richland County’s Transportation Penny website, you will notice a new tab labeled “2024 Penny Referendum.” Click that button, and you’ll find a just-added webpage […]

Transportation improvements are crucial for a thriving community, and in Richland County, significant strides are being made to ensure every resident can travel safely and comfortably. Thanks to your Transportation […]

At a special called meeting Tuesday, July 9, Richland County Council provided a forum for residents to give their input on a newly proposed Transportation Sales Tax referendum. Residents from […]

Blythewood Road WideningThe project was paused for about two months to allow AT&T to relocate fiber lines in order for storm drain work to be completed, which had to occur […]

Richland County Council and the County’s Department of Transportation held a celebratory ribbon cutting on May 29 to mark the completion of enhancements to the intersection of Bull Street and […]

Blythewood Road Widening: The project started construction in April of 2023. Completion will occur in July of 2025.

Richland County residents are invited to share comments about the proposed Transportation Penny Referendum during a public hearing at County Council’s July 9 meeting. The referendum must pass three readings […]

Richland County staff have begun discussing accomplishments of the Transportation Penny program at community meetings throughout the County. The meetings provide a forum for residents to ask questions and voice their concerns on the […]

The Alpine Road Sidewalk and Road Resurfacing project has begun. Crews started preliminary work on the sidewalk in April. It will cover more than two miles and connect S.C. Highway […]

A ceremonial groundbreaking and press conference on March 26 with County Councilmembers kicked off of the $5.2M Transportation Penny project that will bring enhancements to the area including road paving, […]

County Council voted to approve the start of the Atlas Road Widening project during its regularly scheduled meeting on Tuesday, April 9. The scope of this Transportation Penny project for […]

A pair of important Transportation Penny projects recently were completed. Both intersection projects are already improving traffic flow and safety for drivers. The intersection at Garners Ferry and Harmon roads […]

In January, Richland County began holding community meetings in each of the 11 Council districts to present completed and upcoming transportation projects slated for the coming year. Residents were invited […]

Driving the winding, wooded portion of Columbia’s Sunset Drive between Elmhurst Road and River Drive can make you feel like you’re suddenly driving through a scenic byway in the foothills. […]

Richland County will bring together the County’s Transportation Penny Advisory Committee (TPAC), the S.C. Department of Transportation (SCDOT) and The Comet for a joint 2023 State of the Penny Address. […]

Richland County will announce plans to begin an extensive $4.3 million Transportation Penny project to build a sidewalk along Alpine Road that will connect S.C. Highway 12 (Percival Road) with […]

(Richland PIO) – Richland County has finished construction of a redesigned intersection at Percival and Screaming Eagle roads in Northeast Richland. The project, which began construction in October 2022, was […]

(Richland PIO) – An upcoming informational drop-in meeting will update Richland County residents on planned upgrades to Pineview Road, south of Columbia. By widening parts of Pineview between Shop and […]

(Richland PIO) – Richland County will soon open a 1.7-mile stretch of North Main Street, the culmination of a multi-phase Penny project. Construction on the project extends from Anthony Avenue […]

(Richland PIO) – Richland County is set to announce plans to upgrade and widen Blythewood Road as part of a $15.6 million Penny project to boost road safety in Northeast […]

(Richland PIO) – Richland County will soon unveil plans for upcoming improvements at a busy downtown intersection, boosting safety for drivers and pedestrians and shifting a major Penny program project […]

(Richland PIO) – The County is finishing upgrades to the intersection of North Main Street and Monticello Road, as a revitalization project on North Main begins its final phase. Last […]

(Richland PIO) – Drivers who use Garners Ferry and Harmon roads in Lower Richland should allow more time for daytime trips over the next several months, as Richland County works […]

(Richland PIO) – County residents will soon get the chance to learn about and weigh in on planned improvements for a two-mile stretch of Bluff Road. A public drop-in meeting […]

(Richland PIO) – An upcoming event by the County’s Neighborhood Improvement Program (NIP) aims to get residents up to speed on transportation projects and resources available in the community. “Maintaining […]