Here’s a list of warming shelters in Augusta to escape the cold

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - With the region under a cold weather advisory, Augusta is offering day and overnight warming shelters ready to keep you safe and warm.

The city will offer free bus rides to overnight warming centers.

Augusta Transit pick-up locations:

Broad Street Transfer Facility, 1546 Broad St.
May Park Community Center, 622 Fourth St.

Drop-off locations:

Augusta Rescue Mission, 526 Walker St. (Route 3 Gold Line/East Augusta)
Garden City Rescue Mission, 828 Fenwick St. (Route 6 Brown Line/Gordon Highway)
Salvation Army Center of Hope, 1384 Greene St. (Route 3 Gold Line/East Augusta)

The bus service will run from 3 p.m. until 8 p.m. People unable to get to the pickup locations and in need of a ride should call 706-821-1719 before 8 p.m.

Augusta will have daytime centers, however, free bus service is not provided to those sites. The locations 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.