Augusta Transit buses start running again, officials say

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Augusta Transit has restarted operations after snow made operations impossible for a day and a half.

Service resumed at noon Thursday, including a free evening shuttle to overnight warming shelters.

Augusta Transit bus services will operate until 8:30 p.m. as long as roads are safe and able

The bus service shut down at 3 p.m. Tuesday and remained closed Wednesday.

The shutdown meant the suspension of buses that shuttle homeless people to overnight shelters for free.

When the weather gets bitterly cold, Augusta Transit traditionally provides free rides from certain pickup points to overnight shelters.

However, Oliver Page, deputy director of Augusta Transit, said people needing shelter were given transportation by other local agencies during the suspension.

Starting Thursday, Augusta Transit will resume those shuttles.

The shelters include:

• Augusta Rescue Mission, 526 Walker St.
• Garden City Rescue Mission, 828 Fenwick St.
• Salvation Army Center of Hope, 1384 Greene St.

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Daytime warming centers and their typical hours include:

• Carrie J. Mays Center: 1014 11th Ave., Augusta, 706-821-2827, 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Bernie Ward Center: 1941 Lumpkin Road, Augusta, 706-790-0588, 9 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Blythe Center: 3129 Highway 88, Blythe, 706-592-4988, 9:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Henry H. Brigham Center: 2463 Golden Camp Road, 706-771-2654, 11 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• May Park: 622 Fourth St., 706-724-0504, 9:30 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• McBean Center: 1155 Hephzibah-McBean Road, 706-560-2628, 8:30 a.m. to 6 p.m.
• Sand Hills Center: 2540 Wheeler Road, 706-842-1912, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
• W.T. Johnson Center: 1606 Hunter St., 706-821-2866, 9 a.m. to noon
• Warren Road Center: 300 Warren Road, 706-860-2833, 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Diamond Lakes Regional Park, 4335 Windsor Spring Road, 706-826-1370, 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

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