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

Driver taken into custody after chase, rollover crash in Augusta

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8 hours ago

July 16, 2026

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Driver taken into custody after chase, rollover crash in Augusta

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A driver is in custody after leading Richmond County deputies on a chase that ended in a rollover crash Thursday evening.

Richmond County Sheriff’s Office deputies say they attempted to stop a black BMW sedan with no registration plate on Tubman Home Road at Gordon Highway around 6:30 p.m.

The driver, Willie Junior Brown, 33, failed to stop and led deputies on a pursuit, according law enforcement.

Deputies say Brown lost control of the vehicle on the 2500 block of Blueberry Drive, striking an unoccupied 1999 Chevrolet Silverado.

Deputies say Brown lost control of the vehicle on the 2500 block of Blueberry Drive, striking an unoccupied 1999 Chevrolet Silverado.(WRDW)

Brown’s vehicle rolled over and he then attempted to flee on foot before being taken into custody.

Deputies say Brown was transported to a hospital for treatment.

Several criminal charges are forthcoming and the investigation is ongoing.

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Augusta, GA Weather Forecast

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21 hours ago

July 16, 2026

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Augusta, GA

Augusta youth program feels state budget cut heading into new school year

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1 day ago

July 15, 2026

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Augusta youth program feels state budget cut heading into new school year

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – A state budget cut is reducing the number of children Mach Academy can serve.

Faith Henderson, a coach at MACH Academy, said the program offers students more than athletic training.

“It’s not just the physical aspect. It’s the mental, it’s the character, the education. We have so much to offer to these kids and they need it,” Henderson said.

Henderson said she works with students individually through an educational enrichment component of the program.

“I come in with our educational enrichment program so I can give attention to individual students one at a time each day to help get to where they need to be” she said.

Funding cuts reduce enrollment

Michael Harden, president and CEO of MACH Academy, said the budget reduction has cut summer enrollment nearly in half.

“We have served in the past 60 to 70 kids. That reduction has limited us to maybe 30 to 40 kids this summer,” Harden said.

Helen Thomas-Pope, operations manager at MACH Academy, said the cuts are also affecting the program’s ability to prepare students for the upcoming school year.

“What we try to do is help them be prepared when they go back to school. We would like to do that as best we can. But I’m not sure that we’ll be able to be as successful as we have been in the past,” Thomas-Pope said.

Thomas-Pope said the four-day-a-week schedule may also need to change.

“Unfortunately, some kids may not have the opportunity to come out. Currently, our program is four days a week. And we may have to do more of a rotation where not all kids are able to come for the four days,” she said.

Staff commitment

Despite the reduced funding, Henderson said staff remain committed to the program’s mission.

“I grew up here. All of the coaches here, we grew up here or we started with MACH Academy and have come back to give back to MACH Academy because we believe in what MACH Academy does,” she said.

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