Soon, some orange barrels will disappear from one area road project.
“We’re excited to share that crews are close to final completion for the I-20/Savannah River Bridge replacement project,” said Kyle Collins, Georgia Department of Transportation P3 Communications Manager, in a video posted to Georgia DOT East’s Facebook page Dec. 16.
Construction on the first bi-state agreement between Georgia and South Carolina for a design-build project with work zones on both sides of the river began in December 2019.
The project widened 1.8 miles of I-20 from the Georgia Welcome Center in Augusta to Exit 1 in South Carolina and replaced four bridges built in the 1960s over the Augusta Canal and Savannah River, as well as made intersection improvements at the I-20 and West Martintown Road Interchange at Exit 1 in South Carolina
Collins said the project brought modern design features to the bridges.
By widening the bridges from four to six lanes, the bridges will be better suited to handle current and future traffic.
“Nearly 70,000 vehicles pass through daily,” he said.
He did not give a specific date for completion but said crews would be working on a punch list over the next few weeks.
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