Charleston County votes to extend the half-cent transportation tax

Both Nov. 3 referendum questions passed with nearly 64 percent of the vote in early results, extending the half-cent transportation sales tax and funding a project list the county expects to total $4.25 billion. Results are not certified yet.

Why this matters here

Highway 17 South in West Ashley, the Rivers Avenue rail overpass and the Houston Northcutt intersection are three of the places customers sit in traffic. This is the money that is supposed to fix them.