New westbound I-20 on-ramp to open near state line

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - The Georgia Department of Transportation has announced that its construction partners will open a new westbound on-ramp to Interstate 20 on Monday night.

This will connect Exit one of Martintown Road onto I-20, heading west into Georgia.

This opening will create single-lane closures that will allow crews to shift a temporary barrier wall and switch traffic to the newly constructed westbound ramp. The closures will be overnight Monday and Tuesday from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m. in westbound I-20.

Authorities urge motorists to expect delays when driving through this work zone.

This is another step forward in the larger project of widening and replacing the I-20 Savannah River bridge, a project that’s expected to be completed by 2023.

The biggest feature of this project is expanding 1.8 miles of the current four lanes of the bridge into six lanes.

For more information on GDOT’s project, click here.