As temperatures dip, Augusta offers free rides to overnight shelters

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – With temperatures expected to drop into the low 20s on Tuesday, the city of Augusta is offering free bus rides to overnight warming centers.

People in need of a background check to stay at an overnight shelter can go to the Richmond County Sheriff’s Office before 5 p.m. to get documentation from the records bureau. If it’s after 5 or if they’re unable to go to the records bureau, they can call 706-821-1080 and a deputy will come to them.

The bus service will run continuously until 8 p.m. People unable to get to the pickup locations and in need of a ride should call 706-821-1719 before 8 p.m.

Augusta Transit pick-up locations:

• Broad Street Transfer Facility, 1546 Broad St.
• May Park Community Center, 622 Fourth St.

Drop-off locations:

• Augusta Rescue Mission, 526 Walker St. (Route 3 Gold Line/East Augusta)
• Garden City Rescue Mission, 828 Fenwick St. (Route 6 Brown Line/Gordon Highway)
• Salvation Army Center of Hope, 1384 Greene St. (Route 3 Gold Line/East Augusta)

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Augusta is also offering daytime warming centers, although free bus service is not provided to those sites. The locations include:

• Carrie J. Mays Center: 1014 11th Ave., Augusta, 706-821-2827, 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Bernie Ward Center: 1941 Lumpkin Road, Augusta, 706-790-0588, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Blythe Center: 3129 Highway 88, Blythe, 706-592-4988, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Henry H. Brigham Center: 2463 Golden Camp Road, 706-771-2654, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• May Park: 622 Fourth St., 706-724-0504, 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• McBean Center: 1155 Hephzibah-McBean Road, 706-560-2628, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Sand Hills Center: 2540 Wheeler Road, 706-842-1912, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• W.T. Johnson Center: 1606 Hunter St., 706-821-2866, 9 a.m. to noon
• Warren Road Center: 300 Warren Road, 706-860-2833, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Diamond Lakes Regional Park, 4335 Windsor Spring Road, 706-826-1370, 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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