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Motorists will soon see a sign of the times. Literally. The City of Augusta’s Traffic Engineering Division will begin installing the ubiquitous green and white “Golf Traffic” signs along major thoroughfares this week. John Ussery, Assistant Director for Traffic Engineering, said all the signs should be in place by the end of the week. Those signs are one of the more low-tech ways to help visitors find their way to and from the golf course on Washington Road. Ussery held a media briefing to give an overview of the traffic

Attendees at the North Augusta Chamber of Commerce’s March Good Morning, North Augusta breakfast got an overview of how and where North Augusta is growing. City Administrator, Jim Clifford used a series of slides to give a virtual tour of the city, highlighting residential and commercial development underway along with projects still on the drawing board. North Augusta is booming with new housing construction, particularly apartments and multifamily housing. Developments, both new and expansions of existing developments, dot the area around Highway 25/Edgefield Road at exit 5 off Interstate 20.