SCEDA members please provide your input on the SC Statewide Rail Plan.
As of November 14, 2024, the draft South Carolina Statewide Rail Plan is available online for public comment over the next 30 days. Click here to view the plan. The SC Statewide Rail Plan represents a long-term vision of statewide policy to improve freight and passenger rail.
Comments will be accepted until the close of business on December 14, 2024, and should be submitted to Ginny Jones, Public Involvement Director, SCDOT Public Engagement Office, 955 Park Street, P.O. Box 191, Columbia, S.C. 29202 or by email to SCDOTpubliccomment@scdot.org.
The 2024 update will involve input and guidance from a variety of stakeholders, to include passenger and freight rail operators, Metropolitan Planning Organizations (MPOs) and Council of Governments (COGs), neighboring state DOTs, and the general public. The Plan will assess the existing statewide rail system in South Carolina and identify opportunities to enhance rail safety and expand rail service. The Plan will also identify anticipated trends, needs, and issues that will impact rail over the next 20 years.
(Please note, any information provided, including names and addresses, is subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.)