(The Center Square) — The South Carolina Department of Transportation Commission has agreed to spend another $719 million on pavement improvements across the state. The commission approved the 2025 Pavement Improvement Program, adding to the $3.6 billion in tax money state officials have previously allocated for pavement improvements since implementing a strategic plan in 2018. The move adds 727 miles of roads to more than 8,800 miles of road work that is either ongoing or has been completed. In 2017, state lawmakers passed a measure to increase vehicle fees and the state’s gas tax, a move exp…