Augusta drivers heading downtown Wednesday should allow extra time: the city says westbound lanes of Greene Street will close at 8 a.m. Nov. 11 for the Veterans Day parade, with normal traffic patterns expected to return by noon.
The traffic advisory, posted Nov. 10, describes a route beginning at 13th Street, traveling along Greene toward 4th Street and ending at the All Wars Memorial at Broad and 4th streets. The 8 a.m. time is the start of the lane closure, not an announced parade starting time.
The city asks motorists to use alternate routes or leave extra travel time and to follow signs, barricades and officers directing traffic. Drivers should watch for pedestrians and parade participants near the route.
The holiday also brings a mixed schedule for city services.
According to Augusta’s holiday operating notice, fixed-route buses, demand-response transportation and rural transit will operate normal hours. Garbage collection and the landfill also keep their usual schedules.
The Municipal Building and both Augusta Utilities customer-service offices will be closed. They reopen Thursday, Nov. 12; the utilities offices list normal hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. The city’s 311 center remains open Wednesday from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Community centers, the Augusta Aquatics Center and Henry H. Brigham Swim Center are among the recreation facilities closed for the day. Public parks and Newman tennis courts remain open from 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., the notice says.
For a utility emergency unrelated to billing, the city lists 706-842-3060. Residents planning an in-person city-office visit should check the holiday notice before making the trip.
Separate GCG coverage details Friday’s VA claims clinic and resource event. Wednesday’s traffic and service changes do not replace that event’s separate schedule.