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SC Code § 57-5-320 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 57 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 5 - State Highway System|Section 57-5-320. Acquisition of property generally; liability for abandonment after condemnation and trial.

 The department may acquire an easement or fee simple title to real property by gift, purchase, condemnation or otherwise as may be necessary, in the judgment of the department, for the construction, maintenance, improvement or safe operation of highways in this State or any section of a state highway or for the purpose of acquiring sand, rock, clay, and other material necessary for the construction of highways, including:  (a) land for drainage ditches and canals that may be needed in order to correct existing land drainage facilities impaired or interfered with by the department in connection with its road improvement work; and  (b) property, either within or without incorporated towns, to be used for borrow pits from which to secure embankment and surfacing materials.  Other property required, as determined by the department, for the construction, maintenance and safe operation of state highways may be acquired by condemnation in the manner described in this article. Provided, however, after condemnation, trial and rendition of verdict by jury there shall be no abandonment by the department without the payment of expenses incurred by the landowner including a reasonable fee to the attorney or attorneys representing the landowner, which fee and expenses shall be set and approved by the trial judge.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 33-122; 1952 Code Section 33-122; 1951 (47) 457; 1963 (53) 159; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1510.
SC Code § 57-5-330 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 57 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 5 - State Highway System|Section 57-5-330. Minimum width of rights-of-way.

 The minimum width of the right-of-way required for the construction, maintenance and safe operation of state highways is hereby fixed at sixty-six feet. But the department, in its discretion, may accept a lesser width than sixty-six feet within incorporated towns or where existing structures of a permanent nature would necessarily be moved or damaged in order to afford the full minimum width of sixty-six feet. And the department may acquire such additional width above the minimum herein fixed as in its judgment may be necessary to meet the exigencies of construction, maintenance, and safe operation of any particular highway.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 33-123; 1952 Code Section 33-123; 1951 (47) 457; 1961 (52) 502; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1510.
SC Code § 57-5-340 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 57 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 5 - State Highway System|Section 57-5-340. Sale or other disposition of real estate.

 The department shall continuously inventory all of its real property. When, in the judgment of the department any real estate acquired as provided in this chapter is no longer necessary for the proper operation of the department or highway systems, the department shall vigorously attempt to sell the property by advertising for competitive bids in local newspapers or by direct negotiations, but in every case of the sale or transfer of any real estate by the commission or the department, the sale or transfer shall be made public by publishing notice of it in the minutes of the next succeeding meeting of the commission. The commission and the department shall convey by deed, signed by the Secretary of the Department of Transportation and the Deputy Director of the Division of Finance and Administration, any real estate disposed of under this section. Any funds derived from the sale of surplus property by authority of this section shall be credited to the funding category from which funds were drawn to finance the department's acquisition of the property. However, any funds derived from the sale of right-of-way, which the department has purchased, in excess of the department's cost shall be distributed among the counties as C funds pursuant to Section 12-28-2740.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 33-124; 1952 Code Section 33-124; 1951 (47) 457; 1983 Act No. 151 Part II Section 53; 1986 Act No. 383, Section 2; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1510.
SC Code § 57-5-350 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 57 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 5 - State Highway System|Section 57-5-350. Certain easements shall not be sold or leased for commercial use.

 The department shall neither lease nor sell any part of the state highway primary system, rights-of-way or any of the controlled-access highway facilities for commercial enterprise activities, except public utilities, which were acquired by easement. This shall not serve to prevent the sale of surplus property as authorized by Section 57-5-340, nor shall it prevent the sale of any of the properties referred to in this section which were acquired by fee simple deed.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 33-124.1; 1958 (50) 1692; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1510.
SC Code § 57-5-370 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 57 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 5 - State Highway System|Section 57-5-370. Condemnation for streets within municipalities or materials.

 Whenever the department is required or authorized by law to construct or improve streets within municipalities, the municipality or the department may condemn additional land necessary for the improvement of the streets or property within the municipality required for materials with which to construct highway embankments and surfacing.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 33-126; 1952 Code Section 33-126; 1951 (47) 457; 1987 Act No. 173 Section 38; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1510.
SC Code § 57-5-380 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 57 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 5 - State Highway System|Section 57-5-380. Condemnation of property of public service corporations.

 The department, for the purpose of acquiring property as authorized by Section 57-5-320, may condemn lands, rights-of-way, and easements of railroad, railway, telegraph, or other public service corporations, provided that the condemnation does not impair the ability of the railroad, railway, telegraph, or other public service corporations to operate.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 33-127; 1952 Code Section 33-127; 1951 (47) 457; 1987 Act No. 173 Section 39; 1988 Act No. 443; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1510.
SC Code § 57-5-540 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 57 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 5 - State Highway System|Section 57-5-540. Condemnation award shall be paid by department.

 When the department condemns property, the award shall be paid by the department.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 33-143; 1952 Code Section 33-143; 1951 (47) 457; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1510.
SC Code § 57-5-550 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 57 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 5 - State Highway System|Section 57-5-550. Deeds and other instruments to be filed and indexed.

 All deeds or other instruments conveying, or intended to convey, a right-of-way and the original papers in all condemnation proceedings to acquire a right-of-way for any state highway shall be filed by the department in its offices at Columbia, and a direct index of all such deeds, instruments and records shall be made and kept by the department.  The provisions of this section shall apply to all deeds, instruments and condemnation proceedings in existence on or after June 13, 1951, except such instruments as had actually been recorded prior to said date in the office of the register of deeds or clerk of court of any county of this State or had prior to said date become a permanent record in any such office.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 33-144; 1952 Code Section 33-144; 1951 (47) 457; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1510.
SC Code § 57-5-570 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 57 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 5 - State Highway System|Section 57-5-570. Records to be maintained in tax assessors' offices.

 The department shall maintain in the office of the tax assessor for each of the several counties a copy of all highway plans on which are indicated the widths of the rights-of-way for each road in the related district or county and an alphabetical list of property owners on each road for which rights-of-way have been acquired. These records must be for the convenience of persons making inquiry as to the right of the State in and to the right-of-way for roads constructed by the department in any county. The tax assessors of the several counties shall cooperate with the department in keeping these records current, without charge.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 33-146; 1952 Code Section 33-146; 1951 (47) 457; 1952 (47) 2041; 1986 Act No. 494; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1510.
SC Code § 57-5-580 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 57 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 5 - State Highway System|Section 57-5-580. Cost of right-of-way as part of cost of construction.

 The department may charge, as part of the cost of construction, the costs of rights-of-way necessary in connection with the improvement or construction of any state highway project.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 33-147; 1952 Code Section 33-147; 1951 (47) 457; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1510.
SC Code § 57-5-590 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 57 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 5 - State Highway System|Section 57-5-590. Rights additional to those of county authorities.

 Nothing herein contained shall be construed to divest the county authorities of the right to condemn for highway purposes, but the rights herein granted are concurrent with the rights and powers of governing bodies of counties and they may still condemn property for highway purposes upon the written request of the department.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 33-148; 1952 Code Section 33-148; 1951 (47) 457; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1510.
SC Code § 57-5-600 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 57 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 5 - State Highway System|Section 57-5-600. Abandonment of right-of-way.

 Whenever the Department of Transportation shall determine that any property previously acquired for right-of-way is not required for either right-of-way or departmental purposes, it may expressly abandon that right-of-way or property or any portion thereof, or may grant written permits to encroach thereon under such rules and regulations as the Department of Transportation may establish. Provided, no city street may be closed under this section without concurrence of the governing body of the municipality, except for interstate routes or controlled-access highways.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 33-149; 1967 (55) 966; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1510.
SC Code § 57-5-710 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 57 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 5 - State Highway System|Section 57-5-710. Construction of state highway system simultaneous and equitable in the several districts.

 Except as otherwise provided by law, the construction of the state highway system shall be carried on simultaneously in each of the highway districts of the State, and the commission shall determine and arrange the order of the work in a fair and equitable manner among the counties within each highway district.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 33-161; 1952 Code Section 33-161; 1951 (47) 457; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1511.
SC Code § 57-5-720 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 57 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 5 - State Highway System|Section 57-5-720. Standards of construction.

 The Department of Transportation shall construct the highways in the state highway primary system and the highways in the state highway secondary system to standards commensurate with the amount and types of traffic services to be rendered by the highways in the respective systems, it being the declared policy of the State that the highways in the state highway secondary system shall be constructed by less expensive standards than the highways in the state highway primary system, thus enabling the State to construct a larger mileage of all-weather farm-to-market roads from the available funds.  In recognition of budgetary restraints, the Department of Transportation, its commission, officers, and employees, are granted the discretionary authority to relax design and construction standards with respect to highway projects in the secondary state highway system. The exercise of the discretionary authority to relax design and construction standards shall not give rise to any liability on the part of the department, its commission, officers, or employees.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 33-162; 1952 Code Section 33-162; 1951 (47) 457; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1512; 2008 Act No. 353, Section 2, Pt 26A.1, eff July 1, 2008.
SC Code § 57-5-730 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 57 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 5 - State Highway System|Section 57-5-730. Removal of view-obstructing dirt banks at intersections.

 The Department may remove, when practicable, view-obstructing banks of dirt that exist at the intersections of any State highway with another State highway or with any other public highway.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 33-163; 1952 Code Section 33-163; 1951 (47) 457.
SC Code § 57-5-740 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 57 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 5 - State Highway System|Section 57-5-740. Construction of federal-aid secondary or feeder highways.

 The Department may construct Federal-aid secondary or feeder highways, including farm-to-market roads, on such highways or sections of highways as may be necessary to comply with Federal-aid statutes and governing regulations of the Federal Highway Administration with respect thereto, regardless of whether, at the time of construction, such highways are in the State highway system. For the purposes of this section the Department may participate in the cost of construction of roads which are not in the State highway system in the same manner as is provided by law for construction of roads which are in the State highway system.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 33-164; 1952 Code Section 33-164; 1942 Code Section 5873-1; 1937 (40) 426; 1938 (40) 1896.
SC Code § 57-5-750 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 57 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 5 - State Highway System|Section 57-5-750. Contracts with counties for farm-to-market roads.

 The Department may contract with any of the counties in this State for the construction and improvement by any such county of any farm-to-market road in the State highway system within such county and may pay for the construction and improvement of such road, provided the cost of such construction and improvement is not greater than the cost of similar work would be if performed by contract or by the Department's forces. Any road constructed or improved under the provisions hereof shall be paid for by the Department and the cost thereof charged to the allocation of the county in which such road is constructed. The roads constructed by the counties under the provisions hereof shall be constructed and built according to standards and specifications required by the Department. Nothing herein contained shall be construed to mean that the Department shall pay the cost of the construction or improvement of roads already constructed and improved.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 33-165; 1952 Code Section 33-165; 1951 (47) 457.
SC Code § 57-5-760 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 57 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 5 - State Highway System|Section 57-5-760. Reimbursement agreements with counties for construction of farm-to-market and secondary roads.

 The Department of Transportation is hereby authorized to enter into reimbursement agreements with the several counties of the State for the construction of farm-to-market and secondary roads financed through the issuance of bonds and reimbursed from funds accruing under the provisions of Section 12-27-400.  This reimbursement shall be made in annual installments, in amounts not exceeding the annual maturity principal on the bonds to be issued by the county, out of the apportionment of funds accruing for construction in the county under the Department of Transportation's farm-to-market construction program, if so much thereof shall accrue for such construction in the county. The Department of Transportation shall not be obligated to the repayment to the county for any installment due under its reimbursement agreement unless sufficient amounts for such installments shall accrue to the credit of the county under the state farm-to-market construction program. The Department of Transportation shall not be required to pay any interest to the county for funds turned over to the department pursuant to the provisions of this section. If, during any year hereafter, the apportionment to which farm-to-market construction in the county is entitled exceeds the sum required to meet the annual installment of principal of the bonds in that year, then such excess shall be applied by the department as if no reimbursement agreement had been entered into.  The reimbursement agreement shall be upon such other terms and conditions as may be mutually agreed upon by the department and the governing bodies of the several counties.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 33-166.1; 1973 (58) 1868; 1993 Act No. 181, Section 1513.
SC Code § 57-5-770 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 57 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 5 - State Highway System|Section 57-5-770. Projects in which water-controlling device reduces cost of highway construction.

 When, in the construction or repair of any State highway, a third less may be expended by the State, in conjunction with other funds herein provided for, for the approach to or the crossing of any waterway, creek or river, through the building of a dam, levee or other facility for controlling water, constructing ditches or waterways or doing some other thing to control water, the Department, in its discretion, may estimate the cost of the repair or the construction of the necessary bridge, viaduct or other approach, together with that part of the highway immediately affected thereby, such estimate to be based upon the cost without such water-controlling device, and the Department may allot to or reimburse, or enter into contracts looking to that end, as provided in the law of this State, on account of the building of such highway immediately affected by such approach and the approach and the construction of such water-controlling device as the Department may plan, such reimbursement, reimbursement agreement or allotment to be made to any county, municipality or other agency in the sum of two thirds of the estimated costs of the structure and the highway immediately affected thereby without such water-controlling device, upon such county, municipality or other agency entering into such bond as the Department may consider as surety for the completion of the whole project as planned by the Department. The word "agency" shall mean any person complying with the terms of this section.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 33-167; 1952 Code Section 33-167; 1951 (47) 457.
SC Code § 57-5-780 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 57 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 5 - State Highway System|Section 57-5-780. Execution of reimbursement agreements in project involving water-controlling device; validity.

 Any such agreement executed by other than the Department shall be valid and binding when signed by such person as may agree to donate or appropriate funds for such project, and the signing by the executive officers of a private corporation, municipality or county shall be a sufficient execution of the agreement to bind the same. Reimbursement agreements entered into by the Department in such connection shall be executed according to the requirements of the statutes of force at the time of the execution thereof.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 33-168; 1952 Code Section 33-168; 1951 (47) 457.
SC Code § 57-5-790 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 57 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 5 - State Highway System|Section 57-5-790. Construction of project involving water-controlling device.

 Any such structure and all parts thereof shall be made according to plans and specifications approved by the Department.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 33-169; 1952 Code Section 33-169; 1951 (47) 457.
SC Code § 57-5-800 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 57 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 5 - State Highway System|Section 57-5-800. Proportion of department's payments for project involving water-controlling device.

 The Department, in its discretion, may expend as provided herein upon such project as is mentioned in Section 57-5-770, whether it be the immediate approach, bridge or highway immediately affected thereby or a water-controlling device, two thirds of the amount estimated as necessary to cross such waterway, creek or river without such water-controlling device. And the remainder of the cost of the entire project of the bridge or approach or both the water-controlling device and that part of the highway immediately affected thereby shall be borne by the county or municipality in which the project may be located and any other contributors, including the Federal Government, that may see fit to donate or appropriate money therefor.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 33-170; 1952 Code Section 33-170; 1951 (47) 457.
SC Code § 57-5-810 (2021)
2021 South Carolina Code of Laws|Title 57 - Highways, Bridges and Ferries|Chapter 5 - State Highway System|Section 57-5-810. Extent of construction and maintenance of state highways in municipalities; city utilities.

 The construction, reconstruction and maintenance authorized in Section 57-5-140 may include all necessary provisions for the operation and parking of vehicles, sidewalks for pedestrians, gutters, storm drains and such other structures within the limits of the highway right-of-way as may, in the judgment of the Department, be essential for highway service and to preserve and protect the highway investment. The municipalities may, however, with the approval of the Department, place and maintain such city utilities within the highway right-of-way as may be in accord with sound engineering practices, but the work by municipalities of placing these utilities within the highway right-of-way and the maintenance thereof shall be conducted so as not to interfere unduly with the traffic on the highway, and all expenses in connection therewith, including restoration of any highway surfacing or facilities damaged or impaired, shall be borne by the municipality.  The construction, reconstruction and maintenance authorized in Section 57-5-140 may also include any project in a municipality or urban area for area-wide traffic control systems and other improvements which directly facilitate and control traffic flow into, along, from or across designated State highways, such as grade separation of intersections, widening of lanes and channelization of traffic. The Department of Transportation shall not, however, be liable for damages to property or injuries to persons, as otherwise provided for in The Tort Claims Act, as a consequence of the placing, maintaining, or removing of any such utilities by the municipality, or by others, pursuant to permission of the municipality.  HISTORY: 1962 Code Section 33-171; 1952 Code Section 33-171; 1951 (47) 457; 1956 (49) 1701; 1969 (56) 154.