Augusta, GA

1 lane of I-20 to be closed overnight at state line

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2 years ago

February 19, 2024

1 lane of I-20 to be closed overnight at state line

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – There’s an upcoming lane closure as part of the Interstate 20 Savannah River bridge project at the state line.

The next closure will be from 10 p.m. Friday until 8 a.m. Saturday.

There will be a single right-lane closure on eastbound I-20 from mile marker 201 in Georgia to the South Carolina welcome center.

Temporary signage will direct motorists.

The right shoulder of eastbound I-20 may be affected. Expect delays and use caution.

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When the lane reopens, traffic will be shifted onto the new I-20 eastbound ramp to the welcome center.

Commercial vehicle parking remains closed at the welcome center.

If you make the drive from Augusta to South Carolina often, you know the traffic and construction all too well.

But there is an end in sight. They hope to have the project done by late spring.

It’s what nobody wants to see on their drive home — orange barrels and more traffic.

“Anybody who’s traveled this area the last few decades knows those bridges have kind of seen better days,” said Kyle Collins, GDOT Program Communications Manager.

Crews have been working hard and are one step closer to finally bein done with a two state construction project that has been going on since 2019.

“Bridges are built to last and have a 75 plus year lifespan. They’re also built to meet not only those current traffic volumes, which seem to be ever increasing, especially with the freight in the area, but also projecting out 20, 30 years plus down the line to also handle that traffic. So safety is always first and just having bridges that are built to handle the modern traffic demands is kind of a secondary benefit,” he said.

They’re working towards all new bridges with three lanes of traffic in each direction, along with emergency lanes on each side.

“We know it’s been a headache for folks. They’ve been out there working for about four years. And we faced some challenges with this project, some delays that everybody in every business has dealt with. We feel like contractors made great progress the last year to year and a half to really push to finish things. So we hope to have more good news and more temporary traffic impacts that mean we’re gonna get to that final open phase in the coming weeks,” said Collins.

Officials are asking for drivers to slow down and pay attention to the temporary signs that direct you where to go.

Here’s a look at what state line will look like once the project is finished:

A look at I-20 state line project(wrdw)

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Augusta, GA

Historic Masters landmark purchased and renovated by local resident

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May 9, 2026

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Augusta, GA

Georgia governor candidate Olu Brown campaigns in Augusta

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20 hours ago

May 9, 2026

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Georgia governor candidate Olu Brown campaigns in Augusta

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Democratic candidate for Georgia governor Olu Brown visited Augusta on Friday evening, stopping near the Sand Hills Community Center as early voting continues.

Brown is one of six candidates in the Democratic primary.

Campaign priorities

Brown said his vision as governor would focus on three main areas.

“One, it’s affordability around health care and making sure we expand Medicaid and expand Peach Care and make sure we continue to make our rural health care systems healthy and vital,” Brown said. “Number two, we’ve got to address education in all of Georgia, making sure every kid in Georgia gets an excellent education, and we’re paying our teachers more. And number 3, we’re protecting the rights of all women. Folks in the Gold Dome shouldn’t be making decisions about their bodies or the choices that they make.”

Brown is running against Amanda Duffy, Derrick Jackson, Geoff Duncan, Jason Esteves, Keisha Lance Bottoms and Mike Thurmond.

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Augusta, GA

Augusta Prep student arrested over picture of LEGO gun, threat he called a joke

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May 8, 2026

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Augusta Prep student arrested over picture of LEGO gun, threat he called a joke

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – An Augusta Prep student was arrested on a charge of terroristic threats over a picture of a LEGO gun he posted on social media.

It happened Wednesday, according to an incident report from the Columbia County Sheriff’s Office.

Eric Hedinger, the principal of Augusta Preparatory Day School, told deputies a student had uploaded a picture to Snapchat of a “pistol” with the caption “shooting up the school so I don`t have to take the stats exam tomorrow. Don`t come yall!”

The principal said he spoke to the student and his father about the photo.

The principal also provided deputies with the student’s address in Grovetown.

A deputy went there and was told by the student that the “pistol” was a LEGO set that he had built.

He also said the comment he made was supposed to be a joke because he was not looking forward to taking his Advanced Placement statistics test this week.

The student showed the deputy the box that the LEGO set came in, and how the set was already disassembled.

The deputy also looked in the boy’s room to make sure he was not in possession of any weapons.

The mother advised that there was one firearm in the residence but it was locked up.