Columbia County, GA – According to the statement, the road closure will be for the Public Safety and Preparedness Day.
Officials say that the Evans Town Center Boulevard from Ronald Reagan Drive to Antebellum Way will be closed to all traffic from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 28.
The purpose for closing the roadway is to reduce pedestrian and vehicle conflicts for the event.
When driving in this area, pay attention to your surroundings at all times, obey all traffic control devices unless instructed by law enforcement to do otherwise, and stay alert for pedestrians, especially children, darting out into the roadway unexpectedly.
If you are a pedestrian, you need to cross at marked mid-block pedestrian crosswalks and/or intersections with marked pedestrian crossings, unless instructed differently by law enforcement.
