Environmental review underway as I-16 widening project takes shape - Statesboro Herald

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Environmental review underway as I-16 widening project takes shape

Eastbound traffic on Interstate 16 is shown about to go under the Ash Branch Church Road Bridge at Exit 132 in this file photo from 2025. The median area here is one of the most narrow on the 32.5-mile stretch where DOT plans to widen I-16 to three lanes in each direction. (JIM HEALY/Herald file)

I-16 2.jpg — Eastbound traffic on Interstate 16 is shown about to go under the Ash Branch Church Road Bridge at Exit 132 in this file photo from 2025. The median area here is one of the most narrow on the 32.5-mile stretch where DOT plans to widen I-16 to three lanes in each direction. (JIM HEALY/Herald file)

With construction still slated to begin early 2027, Coastal Georgia's I-16 widening project's environmental review process is underway.