When will I-16 widening be finished? Maybe in 2030, says GDOT spokesman
Work will require lane shifts but no detours
Eastbound traffic on Interstate 16 is shown Thursday morning about to go under the Ash Branch Church Road Bridge at Exit 132. 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. - photo by JIM HEALY/Statesboro Herald
AL HACKLE
Statesboro Herald
Published: Jun 17, 2025, 1:34 PM
If construction starts sometime in 2027 as predicted, the Georgia Department of Transportation’s widening of Interstate 16 to six lanes for the 32.5 miles between the “Statesboro” exit on Georgia Highway 67 and the I-95 interchange could be complete sometime in 2030, according to an “optimistic” GDOT projection.