McMaster seeks $1.1 billion to shield South Carolina infrastructure from inflation

North Carolina Construction News staff writer

South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster called on state lawmakers Wednesday to approve a $1.1 billion surge in infrastructure spending to protect South Carolina’s record-breaking construction pipeline from the “crippling delays” of inflation.

Delivering his State of the State address to the General Assembly, McMaster emphasized that while the state has nearly $7 billion in active projects underway, the rising cost of labor and materials is eroding the purchasing power of current budgets…

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