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[augga706]

Traffic update in richmond, aiken, columbia

Closures on both the eastbound and westbound sides of Washington Road near I-20 will be conducted from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. while crews construct a wall under the bridge.

There will be various lane closures along Belair Road from I-20 to Washington Road while crews replace traffic signal poles between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.

A project to construct a new road in North Augusta could cause periodic lane closures at Bluff Avenue near U.S. Highway 25.

[augga706]

projects such as widening Wrightsboro Road from Barton Chapel Road to the county line or implementing an "intelligent transportation" system of cameras and signs that direct traffic around rush-hour snags.

Bank would fund cities' projects

[augga706]

More Money For Palmetto Parkway In Aiken County

The South Carolina Department of Transportation set aside $28 million dollars to finish the second phase of the Palmetto Parkway project so it will be extended past US One to Interstate 20.

The money will also allow them to widen Clearwater Road from three to five lanes. The project manager says those improvements will give drivers easier access.

"It should make access in and out of North Augusta more accessible. Also for people traveling along I-20 it will bypass Augusta and North Augusta along the I-20 corridor," said Claude Ipock, Project Engineer.

finished by 2010.

Edited by augga706, 30 March 2008 - 09:42 PM.

[augga706]

520 extension project in North Augusta gets 28 more million dollars
the work extend Interstate 520 from U.S. Highway 1 up to Interstate 20, but workers also are widening other nearby roads and adding other amenities, such as a multi-use trail that will run parallel to I-520 from Atomic Road to Ascauga Lake Road. It's just going to take a bit longer now than originally planned.

With $18 million coming from the state infrastructure bank and $10 million from savings from other parts of the projects, the Palmetto Parkway's timetable expanded with its scope.

But with just an additional five months to do all the extra work the state has ordered, he said he's not as confident one part will be done by the new Dec. 31, 2009, deadline. The previous completion date was July 31, 2009.

The scope of the Palmetto Parkway has expanded and the deadline has been pushed back to Dec. 31, 2009. Major changes recently added:

- A multiuse path, costing $4 million

- Widening Clearwater Road to five lanes with curbing and gutters for about $6 million

- Widening U.S. Highway 25 and building a new bridge across Interstate 20, costing $17 million

Edited by augga706, 18 April 2008 - 12:22 PM.

[DaGABoyStinger]

Yeah, this is a really exciting project.  I've been following this all my life.  I can't wait till it's finally done.  I did figure t would take a lot longer than expected, the first completion date was a bit underestimated, IMO.  But it should definitely come to be a highway traveled by many on the SC side of the metro, and all over.

[augga706]

ATLANTA --- A $30.3 million transportation project announced this week as part of a package of state grants will make for better access to the Augusta Medical Center Complex, officials say.

The project, announced Tuesday, includes widening and other work on St. Sebastian Way between Olser Way and Reynolds Street and work on Greene Street between St. Sebastian Way and River Watch Parkway.

Six bridges are also part of the project, which is expected to be finished by July 31, 2010.

"The gateway project will improve mobility over the railroad and canal into the Augusta Medical Center Complex," Department of Transportation Commissioner Gena Abraham said in an agency news release.

The grant was part of $75 million in awards announced by the DOT.

Saint Sebastian way set to begin downtown

Edited by augga706, 25 April 2008 - 07:11 PM.

[augga706]

Traffic officials have built Richmond County's first roundabout on Scott Nixon Memorial Drive as part of a larger project to connect the road to Wheeler Road.

Mason McKnight Parkway, as the new road will be called, is currently under construction and will be the new thoroughfare for several commercial developments planned near the Richmond and Columbia County line. It will feed traffic to several new stores, including a 67,768-square-foot outdoor retailer called Gander Mountain and a 24,488-square-foot Northern Tool & Equipment.

Development in the area has also led traffic planners to consider extending the nearby Frontage Road to the roundabout on Scott Nixon Memorial Drive but plans are still being discussed, according to Steve Cassell, a Richmond County traffic engineer.



At least eight other locations have been discussed for roundabout intersections.

Mr. Cassell said he has been in talks with officials from the Medical College of Georgia and Paine College for a project near Druid Park Avenue and Laney-Walker Boulevard, he said.

Officials call new circle safest traffic option


Crews have installed Richmond County's first roundabout intersection on Scott Nixon Memorial Drive. The roundabout is being billed as safer and more efficient for an area that will see commercial development.

[aboutmetro]

GA DOT Commissioner, speaking at a Chamber of Commerce breakfast in Lagrange, GA, said that a limited-access freeway is a "new top priority" for her administration.  (Lagrange Daily News article). An excerpt: “The good news is, we’re looking toward the future,” she said. Projects now will be funded based on factors such as economic development, safety, traffic congestion relief, whether the project is environmentally sound and the economic activity of the area. One of the state’s first new priorities is an east-west corridor from Macon to Augusta. There is no limited access highway in that area and there’s a tremendous amount of freight moving through there,” she said. “It’s my money and it’s your money and we should be getting a return on our investment.”

She actually went on to say the highway should go on from Macon to Columbus.  This is essentially a strong endorsement of I-14 which will take the path of the Fall Line Freeway in most areas of the state.  This is great news following the editorial by John Stone in the Augusta Chronical.  Another alternative to the proposed I-3 is the extension of I-30.

Edited by aboutmetro, 20 November 2008 - 07:24 AM.

[imacrazyalbino]

how about that bobby jones/i-20 interchange construction! its over 20% ahead of schedule and last i heard, they were saying it should be done by this october, 9 months ahead of schedule! it cant come soon enough.

[aboutmetro]

Discuss ARRA stimulus transportation projects in Georgia - Link to the Urban Planet Forum

Edited by aboutmetro, 15 March 2009 - 08:38 AM.

[aboutmetro]

The city of College Station TX has joined the Gulf Coast Strategic Highway System Coalition.  The organization exists to promote the I-14 development in Texas, Louisiana and Mississippi. It's too bad there's not this kind of cooperation on this end.  KBTX article:
 I_14_CollegeStTX.pdf   30.24K   39 downloads

[DaGABoyStinger]

I am very pleased to inform that the Palmetto Parkway (I-520 in Aiken County, SC) will have their ribbon cutting ceremony on December 16, 2009, 3PM.  After almost 40 years, Augusta finally has a complete spur perimeter, interstate highway, along with TWO new Flyover intersections.