CHATHAM COUNTY, Ga. (WSAV) – Chatham County is conducting a study that evaluates the existing and future capacity of the State Route 204 corridor from U.S. 17 and Ogeechee Road to King George Boulevard.
News 3 spoke with Nathaniel Panther, assistant county engineer, about the changes they are seeing.
“It’s showing right now that there’s about 57,000 vehicles a day that travel that corridor,” Panther said. “I think it’s by 2030, you’re looking about 62,000 and then by 2050, we’re looking at about 75,000. So, that’s a significant jump. It’s all driven by the growth that’s happening on the west side.”
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Panther said the 204 commuters experience long delays and congestion approaching the Pine Grove signal and U.S. 17.
“Right now, the existing traffic signal at Pine Grove is a constriction point,” he said. “It delays it in the morning coming to Savannah and it delays it in the evening when you’re trying to get home and leaving Savannah.”