Augusta Commission scheduled to discuss possible bridge spanning Augusta Canal

Jennifer Miller
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This image shows the potential whereabouts of a proposed bridge across the Augusta Canal. The bridge was expected to a topic of discussion during a planned Augusta Commission meeting on April 30, 3024.
This image shows the potential whereabouts of a proposed bridge across the Augusta Canal. The bridge was expected to a topic of discussion during a planned Augusta Commission meeting on April 30, 3024.

Plans for a new pedestrian bridge connecting the River Watch Parkway side of the Augusta Canal to the Canal Trail are moving forward.

On Tuesday, the city’s Engineering and Environmental Services Committee will consider accepting $500,000 in Georgia Department of Transportation funds for the project, according to information in the committee’s agenda.

The plan also calls for a new multi-use trail that begins by the Village at Riverwatch and meanders by the recently dredged Lake Warren to the new 275-foot bridge.

The project is expected to cost about $2 million.

The funds allocated by the state is the first step toward receiving other possible assistance from state and maybe federal sources.

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This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: Augusta Commission places canal bridge on meeting agenda