The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) plans to reduce regulations by 30 percent.
The decision is the result of an internal regulatory review Secretary of Transportation Justin Powell initiated earlier this year. The proposed cuts would remove outdated and redundant regulations.
“One of my first priorities as secretary of transportation was to see how we could be more efficient,” Powell said. “As part of that effort, we have conducted an examination of the department regulations to see if there were requirements that were no longer needed, didn’t work or didn’t make sense. I am very proud to announce that, as part of our ongoing efforts to modernize SCDOT, we will be able to cut the total amount of our regulations by almost a third.”
SCDOT anticipates the proposed regulatory changes will be published in the State Register by the end of the month. Publishing in the State Register submits the changes to the General Assembly for the 2026 legislative session and opens the formal comment process.
The department encouraged the public to submit comments about the proposed regulatory changes via email or mail. Any information included in comments, including names and addresses, is subject to disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act.