Transportation Planning

Belvedere-Clearwater Road (SC 126) Corridor Improvement Project:

The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) in coordination with the Augusta Regional Transportation Study Area (ARTS), proposes to widen SC 126 (Belvedere-Clearwater Road) for a distance of 1.87 miles from S-1790 (Old Sudlow Lake Road) to US 1/78 (Jefferson Davis Highway). The proposed project includes widening the existing two-lane roadway to a four-lane roadway with a center turn lane, bicycle lanes and sidewalks.
The reason for this updated outreach is to highlight the brief close and detour to reconstruct the culvert that crosses SC 126 between S-1372 (Northside Drive) and S-1615 (Woods Lane).
Please visit the project website for more information and project updates here.

Public Review and Comment:

The public is invited to review and comment on a proposed amendment to the Augusta Regional Transportation Study(ARTS) FY 2024-2033 Transportation Improvement Program(TIP). Click here for more information.

ARTS Regional Freight Plan Update:

The Augusta Regional Transportation Study(ARTS) Metropolitan Planning Organization(MPO) is developing a Regional Freight Plan Update(the Plan). The Plan involves updating the 2008 Regional Freight Profile and a review and update of the current state of freight and goods-movement in the region. The Plan also provides an assessment of the state of freight infrastructure in the region and outlines strategies to provide investments, policies and capital improvements that will accommodate future freight growth and logistics needs.

The project includes several phases of public engagement - including stakeholder involvement, public meetings, a project website, and more. Residents of the ARTS MPO have multiple opportunities to provide feedback. The next opportunities to provide input into the planning effort will be at two upcoming community open-house meetings focused on policy and project recommendations generated as part of the planning effort.

• Public Meeting#1: 6:00PM - 7:30PM, Wednesday, August 28th, 2024
  Sand Hills Community Center
  2540 Wheeler Rd, Augusta, Georgia 20904
  Virtual Option: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87886552286?pwd=xtJ51VOKZmnqY1ZxKYSdFh1bxvHs0r.1


• Public Meeting #2: 5:30PM - 7:30PM, Thursday, August 29th, 2024
  Aiken County Government Building (Sandlapper Room, First Floor)
  1930 University Pkwy, Aiken, South Carolina 29801
  Virtual Option: https://us06web.zoom.us/j/83677039730?pwd=sQqCfk4dGxYGYRfnNgxIiyz5TJ7gi7.1

Come review draft policy and project recommendations and provide your input! To learn more, visit www.ARTSFreightPlan.com

ARTS Regional Freight Plan Update Draft Recommendations Report

SC Highway 118 Intersection Analysis(Ongoing):

• Public Meeting #2(April 22, 2024)
• Press Release
• Study Area Crash History Map(2019-2022)
• Study Area Traffic Conditions
• Planned Development Location Map
• Study Area Recommendations
• Handout
• Online Survey

• Public Meeting #1(October 26, 2023)
• SC Highway 118 Intersection Analysis Public Meeting Presentation
• Map of Study Area
• Fact Sheet
• Traffic Crash Map
• Traffic Operations Map
• Planned Development Map

Whiskey Road Feasibility Study:

• Whiskey Road Feasibility Study Corridor Evaluation
• Feasibility Study: Intersection of Whiskey Road(SC-19) and Chime Bell Church Road(S-816)
• Whiskey Road Feasibility Study Public Meeting Presentation
• Display Board 1
• Display Board 2
• Handout
• Comment Form

Bettis Academy Road Feasibility Study(Ongoing):

• Bettis Academy Road Feasibility Study Public Meeting Presentation
• Displays

Meeting Minutes and Agendas: