SCDOT: $5.6 million worth of road damage caused by rain Updated: Sep 19 2013 6:00 PM EDT 1 of 1 Images COLUMBIA, SC (AP/WCSC) - State transportation officials say a summer of record-setting rains caused $5.6 million in damage to 132 roads across South Carolina. Officials said Thursday that seven roads remain closed, but they are mostly lightly-traveled mountain routes. Department of Transportation spokesman Pete Poore says the state only has $2.2 million set aside for emergency road maintenance, so the rest of the bill will have to come from money set aside for general maintenance. More than $4 million of damage was done in 11 Upstate counties. At least a dozen places across South Carolina reported the wettest period they have ever had between June and August. Areas in the Upstate received more than 30 inches of rain. Copyright 2013 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.
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