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Johnson highlights $150 million in infrastructure spending, EV and industry expansions, $17 million in transit grants
Summary
Mayor Garner L. Johnson said the city dedicated $150 million to roads, drainage and sidewalks, touted industrial expansions and tourism figures, and said Augusta Transit secured $17 million in grants — including $12.1 million for electric buses and plans to deploy five buses in 2025.
Mayor Garner L. Johnson told the State of the City audience that the administration dedicated $150,000,000 to road paving, storm drainage upgrades and sidewalk repairs and outlined recent private and public investments intended to expand jobs and tourism.
The mayor cited several private-sector expansions: she named a ScienceCO electric-vehicle materials plant expansion, a StandardAero hangar expansion, TF Casting Solutions and a new James Brown Arena project as examples of investments…
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