Most major work will be complete

I am still confused by what will be accomplished by spending $30 million on St. Sebastion. Speed the trains up to 10 miles an hour, put in a couple of crossing arms, and problem fixed. Spending $30 million so that the people working at the University, VA, and MCG can get to River Watch without dealing with a train does not make much sense. Especially if you look at the convoluted pathway it takes along with all the stop lights it requires. I'll bet no one gets home two minutes faster. The road will be under used most of the day, and believe me, drivers will opt for the path of least resistence to get home. Dumping everybody onto River Watch is not necessarily going to be without it's own set of traffic problems.

It looks like the key to getting projects completed on or ahead of time is to avoid using the company that did the work on the Warren Road and Furys Ferry projects.

The only good reason for the St. Sebastian project is the same reason for building the Walton Way bridge over the tracks - saving lives. Too many people in the past have lost their lives because the ambulance transporting them was held up by the train, and only a couple of minutes can often make the difference between life and death. As for the contractors doing the work on I-20, they are fantastic. I've never seen a major highway project move along so quickly.

whoever thought of this idea is a fool where not atl etc...then you made the lanes so small a 18 wheeler can run you into the wall.what a big mess

How many times have you been caught by a train that is stopped downtown and the only way to get around it is to drive down to Gordon Hwy and drive over it? The ambulances can't afford that much of a detour to get patients to the hospitals. In the end what's 30 million dollars if it is going to make the difference between numerous people living or dying. Once one of your family members utilizes this new bridge to get to the hospital, you'll sing a different tune. I think it is a long time coming and the Georgia DOT deserves credit for this project. But if we could still do something about the trains stopping during the day and blocking traffic that would be great!

San Sebastian IS about getting ambulances to the ER without train crossing delays. As for the I-20 and BJE projects, I have worked in the highway and site construction industry here in Augusta for 25 years and have watched in amazement at how fast and how well these projects have come together. The traffic control, in particular, have been handled as professionally as anything I have ever witnessed. MAJOR props to all the contractors and their crews for their efforts in getting these projects done ahead of schedule.