S.C. Code Ann. § 57-1-375: County-funded projects; certification; prioritization.

(A) Upon notification from a county that the county has appropriated funds for projects to improve the state highway system, the department must review the priority list for projects to be undertaken pursuant to Section 57-1-370(B)(8) to see if the projects proposed by the county are also on the department's priority list of projects to be undertaken pursuant to Section 57-1-370(B)(8).

(B) The department shall provide certification within ninety days to the county if a project proposed to be funded from funds appropriated by that county is also on the department's priority list of projects to be undertaken pursuant to Section 57-1-370(B)(8).

(C) In the event the county funds in its entirety a project certified by the department pursuant to subsection (B), the department shall reprioritize the next project within that county that is also on the department's priority list of projects to be undertaken pursuant to Section 57-1-370(B)(8) in place of the project funded by the county. This subsection does not apply to bridges that are closed, load posted, or structurally deficient.