CHARLESTON, Sc. (WTOC) – Congresswoman Nancy Mace proposed the “Pothole Accountability Act” that she said would require the South Carolina Department of Transportation to create a public online dashboard tracking every pothole report and how long it takes to fix.
In a press release, it said that the proposal includes a liability shield protecting the state from lawsuits. That this proposal is about accountability and transparency.
According to a press release, Mace mentioned major cities like Chicago that target seven days to find a pothole, track it, and fix it. It said Boston and Washington, D.C., aim for 48-72 hours.
This proposal wants SCDOT to find the pothole and fix it in 10 days.
The proposal would require SCDOT to:
- Publish an interactive map showing every reported pothole and road defect
- Display how many days each request has been open
- Provide an explanation for any repair taking longer than ten days
- Report weekly statistics on response times by county
- Make the information available for download
“South Carolinians deserve to know that when they report a problem, someone is actually listening. This proposal is simple: fix it in ten days or tell us why you can’t,” she said. “I’m asking for better transparency. If a pothole in Anderson County is going to take one month because there’s one crew covering four counties, fine – just tell people that. Sunlight is the best transparency.”
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