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Paving upper Broad Street sections begins

Work has been ongoing in the upper blocks of Broad Street in downtown Augusta for several months. Staff photo by Susan McCord

Date: September 03, 2025
By Susan McCord

Paving sections of Broad Street downtown begins this week on the closed section of Broad from 15th Street to St. Sebastian Way.

Weather permitting, the work is expected to take one week. The section is set to reopen Monday, when paving shifts to the next block.

The section of Broad from St. Sebastian Way to 13th Street will close to all traffic starting Monday. Detours will direct motorists around the closure.

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As weather permits, work on this section is expected to continue for “several months,” according to a Monday city news release.

Ongoing streetscape work on Broad and surrounding downtown streets is funded through the Transportation Investment Act sales tax, the 1% tax area voters first approved in 2012.

In the 800 block of Broad, construction of a linear park honoring James Brown is underway. The statue of Brown was removed from the median to Augusta Museum of History and interior lane closures are in effect.

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The Author

Susan McCord is a veteran journalist and writer who began her career at publications in Asheville, N.C. She spent nearly a decade at newspapers across rural southwest Georgia, then returned to her Augusta hometown for a position at the print daily. She’s a graduate of the Academy of Richmond County and the University of Georgia. Susan is dedicated to transparency and ethics, both in her work and in the beats she covers. She is the recipient of multiple awards, including a Ravitch Fiscal Reporting Fellowship, first place for hard news writing from the Georgia Press Association and the Morris Communications Community Service Award.

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