Perkins
Perkins, GA · Traffic & Transit
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Augusta moves closer to possible paid parking downtown
Augusta city leaders are taking formal steps toward a new downtown parking plan — a move that could bring paid parking back to the city center.
WRDW-TV
Augusta leaders take another look at downtown paid parking
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Augusta commissioners this week took a first step toward potentially bringing paid parking downtown, approving the hiring of a parking management firm to study the idea. It is not the first time the city has considered a paid parking plan. In 2015, the idea drew opposition...
hotaugusta.com
Augusta’s Broad Street Work Moves Ahead of Schedule as Lane Closures Begin
Augusta is running ahead on the Broad Street Improvement Project. Crews shut down inside lanes between 6th and 7th streets to tackle median work. Workers will demolish the existing parking well, then rebuild it from scratch. When this segment wraps up, drivers can access the area again. This phase should...
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Hancock residents want change to deadly Highway 22 curve
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Aiken Weighs Doubling Hospitality Tax To Finance Downtown Parking Deck
Aiken City Council discussed raising the local hospitality tax from 1% to 2% during a June 8 work session. The money would pay for a parking deck on Newberry Street and other tourism projects. The current 1% levy on prepared foods brought in $2.4 million in fiscal year 2024-25. City...
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Aiken Weighs Doubling Hospitality Tax To Finance Downtown Parking Deck
Aiken City Council discussed raising the local hospitality tax from 1% to 2% during a June 8 work session. The money would pay for a parking deck on Newberry Street and other tourism projects. The current 1% levy on prepared foods brought in $2.4 million in fiscal year 2024-25. City...
The Georgia Sun
Busy Grovetown road will close overnight every night this week
Drivers in the Grovetown area will face lane closures on Horizon South Parkway overnight through Saturday due to road construction. What’s Happening: Lanes on Horizon South Parkway will close intermittently between 7 p.m. and 6 a.m. each night from Monday, June 8, through Saturday, June 13, Columbia County says. The closures depend on weather.
WRDW-TV
Boil advisory issued for some in Grovetown after water main break
GROVETOWN, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The city of Grovetown has issued a boil water advisory after a water main break on Tuesday. Due to the break, Newmantown Road was closed and some residents were without water for nearly 15 hours. As of 10:45 a.m. Wednesday, city officials say water has been...
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Downtown Augusta construction accelerates as parking becomes scarce
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Construction in downtown Augusta is speeding up thanks to an accelerated timeline approved by commissioners. With more of Broad Street torn up, parking is increasingly scarce. In less than a week, crews will start work on the inside lanes between 6th and 7th streets, temporarily removing the parking well.
GPB News (Georgia Public Broadcasting)
Georgia Today: Gas tax ends; Atlanta's IRS office has rats; Augusta puts moratorium on data centers
On the June 3 edition: Gas prices rise as the gas tax suspension ends; The IRS office in Atlanta has a rat problem; And Augusta passes a moratorium on new data centers, but some are questioning what that means for one that's already under construction. Peter Biello: Welcome to the...
WRDW-TV
Alexander Drive rail crossing signal backs up traffic
AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Some railroad signal problems on Alexander Drive caused intermittent traffic backups Monday afternoon. The crossing signal backed up traffic in the right-turn lane on eastbound Riverwatch Parkway around 2 p.m. “Our team is actively working to restore normal operations as safely and quickly as possible,” a...