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Townsend, GA · Traffic & Transit
Savannah Morning News
Savannah renews downtown shuttle contract, with calls for expansion
Savannah City Council approved a 3-year renewal of the DOT shuttle, the fare-free transportation through the city’s downtown provided by Chatham Area Transit. The contract is for $7.9 million over the 3-year term, with new fines tied to performance standards. The renewal was approved by CAT’s Board in August. While council renewed the approval, discussion centered on aspirations to grow fare-free service to the Savannah's south side. District 6 Alderman Kurtis Purtee, who represents the city’s southernmost neighborhoods, asked city staff to explore cost estimates for a DOT extension south. Purtee specifically asked for a transit option from Georgia Southern’s Armstrong Campus through the mid-city to downtown. The alderman added he has requested such an expansion for years but still hasn’t received a solid cost estimate. “There has to be a start, and we got to bring that forward and not just sit on it for a couple of years,” he said. Background: Chatham Area Transit to implement service changes | Exclusive The DOT shuttle runs from Johnson Square south to Victory Drive with an east-west line through downtown to Eastern Wharf. There is also an additional DOT route through west side neighborhoods Carver Village and Cloverdale into downtown. Savannah
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City of Savannah wants to make residents aware of traffic impacts as SCAD Film Fest kicks off
SAVANNAH, Ga. (WSAV) – The City of Savannah is providing residents with an updated list of upcoming road closures as the annual Savannah College of Art & Design (SCAD) Film Fest prepares to begin. The SCAD Film Fest will be taking place from October 24 to October 31. As a result, traffic will be rerouted […]
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All lanes shut down on Okatie Highway in Bluffton after crash
BEAUFORT COUNTY, Ga. (WTOC) - A crash has shut down all lanes of Okatie Highway near Heritage Parkway in Bluffton, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office. The closure affects traffic in both directions to Bluffton and Hardeeville. Drivers are urged to seek a different route.
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Wreck on I-16 shuts down all lanes
POOLER, Ga. (WTOC) - The Pooler Fire Department is reporting that all lanes of I-16 at I-95 are closed due to a wreck. Fire officials say all of I-16 is closed following a crash involving a tractor-trailer. Pooler Fire Chief Wade Simmons said the driver was trapped and extricated. This...
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Fleet Owner
This week in trucking: Truck parking, Volvo truck refresh
Here are the headlines from this week in trucking as of October 15. The Department of Transportation’s Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight & Highway Projects (INFRA) program awarded $200 million to expand truck parking. Here are a few of the major awards:. $24.5 million in Iowa for rest stops along...
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Savannah Morning News
Sweeping parking proposal to be consider by Savannah City Council
Parking changes that would add about 2,000 meters to Savannah’s urban core will go to Savannah City Council for first reading next week. The proposed changes are the result of over one year of study, community engagement and council feedback on the city’s 2025 Parking Matters Study, which surveyed changing parking conditions from Liberty Street to Victory Drive between Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and East Broad Street. City leaders have said the intentions of proposed regulations are to balance increase in demand from growth in commercial activity with residents’ concerns about parking close to home. “Parking (challenges) is a good sign of a vibrant city,” said Savannah Mayor Van Johnson. “It's just a difficult challenge to be able to manage.” Background: More meters? Paid parking may be coming to Savannah neighborhoods The workshop was council’s third this year on the Parking Matters study, according to City Manager Jay Melder. The 2025 study built on a different one a decade prior that resulted in existing regulations downtown from Liberty Street to the river. Last year’s study found increased demand in some of Savannah’s highly attended neighborhoods, namely in the Thomas Square Neighborhood and around Forsyth Park. Key changes in the
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BLET members ratify agreement with Georgia Central
INDEPENDENCE, Ohio — Members of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen have ratified a new agreement with the Georgia Central Railway, the first for workers who voted to join the union in October 2024. The union did not report the terms of the agreement, but said it creates a formal framework for pay rates, [...] Read More...
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May River Road closed in Bluffton after tree knocks down power lines
BLUFFTON, S.C. (WTOC) - A portion of May River Road in Bluffton is closed Wednesday morning for power line repairs, according to the Beaufort County Sheriff’s Office. The sheriff’s office said a tree and several power lines are down between Buck Island Road and Buckwalter Parkway on May River Road near Haigler Boulevard. This area will be closed for several hours as crews make repairs.