Greenville County voters have rejected a capital project sales tax that would have gone toward updating and fixing the area’s deteriorating road inventory.

The intended increase would have helped to fix roads and bridges in the county. The eight year tax would have generated more than $1 billion.

Rep. Mike Burns (R-Greenville) is challenging the ballot issue along with the South Carolina Public Interest Foundation and resident Michelle Shuman

After more than a year of council members debating, voters will have the final say Tuesday on whether or not Greenville County will have a 1 percent sales tax. The tax is estimated to generate $1 billion dollars over 8 years.

A capital project sales tax aimed at funding repairs to Greenville County's failing roads will go before voters in next week's election amid heated debate.

Greenville County voters saw a question on their ballot that would increase sales tax by 1%, intended to go towards fixing roads and bridges in the area. Voters rejected the increase.

Beaufort County voters rejected a sales tax and bond measure, leaving traffic infrastructure plans unfunded and questions about future tax increases. Concerns over past project delays and spending inefficiencies may have contributed.