Sales Tax Overview

On November 7, 2006, Horry County voters, by a 61.4 to 38.6 percent margin, supported a One-Cent Capital Projects Sales Tax for roads. This tax went into effect on May 1, 2007, and increased the level of sales tax in Horry County an additional penny on all retail sales, accommodations and prepared food and beverage.

If the revenue designated on the referendum is collected before the end of the seven years, or if all of the listed projects have been completed before the end of the seven years, the tax will end earlier.

Again, Horry County is slated to receive $425,307,500 over the seven-year life of the one-cent Capital Projects Sales Tax. All of the road projects to be funded from the One-Cent Capital Projects Sales Tax are specifically listed below:

Original Budget	Revised Budget Range	Prioritized Road Projects
1. $19,600,000:		Pave 20 miles of County dirt roads (Complete)
2. $915,000:		Resurface 12 miles of County roads (Complete)
3. $49,500,000:	$115 to $120 million	Construct grade separated interchange at the intersection of U.S. Hwy 17 Bypass and SC Hwy. 707 at the back gate of the Myrtle Beach Air Base (Complete) » Backgate Media Briefing – April 10, 2012 » Detour Traffic Switch (Stage4) » Construction Stage Summary » See Video on Projected Development » Construction Update – May 22, 2012 » Construction Update April 10, 2013 (all related documents are below) 04.10 Backgate Media Briefing Detour Traffic Switch Stage 4 Updated Backgate Construction Stage Summary
4. $132,250,000:	$100 to $105 million	Widen SC Hwy. 707 from Enterprise Road to the County line including intersection improvements at SC Hwy 544 (Complete) » Meeting Notice » Information Sheet - August 7, 2008 » Information Sheet - September 1, 2009 » Presentation - June 18, 2013 » SC 707 Media Briefing - October 28, 2014 » Maps:   A | B | C | D | E | F | G
5. $25,750,000:		Pave 25 miles of County dirt roads (Complete)
6. $990,000:		Resurface 12 miles of County roads (Complete)
7. $46,000,000:	$15 to $20 million	Construct Aynor overpass (Complete) » Overview » Local Road Construction » June Newsletter » January Newsletter » Meeting Notice Thursday, June 18, 2009 Maps:   1 | 2 » Road Closure: Map | Press Release portion of Bluewater Road to close temporarily
8. $1,035,000:		Resurface 12 miles of County roads (Complete)
9. $76,000,000:	$75 to $80 million	Widen Glenns Bay Road to 3 lanes and construct a grade separated interchange at US Hwy. 17 Bypass (Complete) » Media Briefing Packet with Construction Timeline (09.07.16)
10. $1,080,000:		Resurface 12 miles of County roads (Complete)
11. $27,750,000:		Pave 25 miles of County dirt roads (Complete)
12. $1,125,000:		Resurface 12 miles of County roads (Complete)
13. $6,500,000:	$25,000,000 (Revised)	Pave and widen International Drive between River Oaks Drive and SC Hwy. 90 (Open To Public)
14. $682,500:		Resurface 7 miles of County roads (Complete)
15. $36,100,000:		Pave 30 miles of County dirt roads (Complete)

» Dirt Road Paving

» Resurfacing

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SC-31 Extension Project

Extension of Carolina Bays Parkway (SC Route 31) from its current terminus at SC Route 544 to SC Route 707

» Presentation - March 6, 2014

» Carolina Bays Location Map (.jpg)

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