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Columbia County Announces Opening of Gateway Boulevard Extension

Date: February 24, 2021
By Shellie Smitley, Staff Writer

Columbia County announced Tuesday the new Gateway Boulevard Extension is open to thru traffic.

This 1.5-mile extender now connects Gateway Boulevard at Partnership Drive to Gateway Boulevard at Wrightsboro Road, according to a press release.

“The project, funded by the 2017 General Obligation Bond, begins near the Columbia County Exhibition Center and continues as a 4-lane section with planted median.” A new roundabout will have permanent lighting in the future and serve as the main intersection to Columbia County’s 75-acre parcel between I-20 and Kettle Creek Plantation subdivision, according to the release.

Wrightsboro Road improvements include a new traffic signal, turn lanes for a new intersection and a left turn lane for Brigadier Landing Subdivision.

Shellie Smitley is a staff writer for The Augusta Press. Reach her at shellie@theaugustapress.com

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The Author

Shellie Smitley spent her childhood in Wisconsin. As an adult she lived in Sevier County, TN for more than 15 years where she earned an associate degree in paralegal studies from Walters State Community College. After relocating to Augusta, she earned an undergraduate degree in Communications with an emphasis in journalism from Augusta University. After graduation, she worked at the Iola Register where she was awarded two Kansas AP awards. She has also written for The Lake Oconee News. She is currently working on a graduate degree in public administration at Augusta University. Her travels include a trip to China. She is the mother of two grown children and the grandmother of three boys. She considers reading The Bible from beginning to end as one of her greatest accomplishments.

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