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Project DeRenne wins $11.3M for connector

USDOT awarded Savannah $11.3 million toward Project DeRenne's Boulevard connector, a planned four-lane divided road from I-516 to a realigned White Bluff Road with storm-culvert improvements.

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Project DeRenne Boulevard connector: Georgia DOT planning map dated April 23, 2013; historical route context, not a current construction drawing.
Location contextProject DeRenne Boulevard connector: Georgia DOT planning map dated April 23, 2013; historical route context, not a current construction drawing.Georgia Department of Transportation
AI editorial concept showing torn-paper views of a landscaped divided roadway, a paved shared-use path beside wetlands, and a concrete culvert carrying water beneath a road.
Project contextAI editorial concept showing torn-paper views of a landscaped divided roadway, a paved shared-use path beside wetlands, and a concrete culvert carrying water beneath a road.Urban Savannah / AI-assisted editorial concept

Published Oct 1, 2026

The U.S. Department of Transportation awarded Savannah $11.3 million toward Project DeRenne's Boulevard connector. The planned four-lane divided road would run from I-516 to a realigned White Bluff Road and include storm-culvert work. The award advances one piece of a long-running corridor plan; it is funding, not evidence that construction has started.

Why it matters

The planned connector would reshape trips between I-516 and White Bluff Road.

LocationI-516 to White Bluff Road via Hampstead Avenue, Savannah, Georgia
JurisdictionCity of Savannah
Scale$11.3M federal award · four-lane connector
TimelinePlanning and funding stage
WhoCity of Savannah, U.S. Department of Transportation
LinksBoulevard connector · City of Savannah · Project DeRenne · U.S. Department of Transportation
Sources and documents13 sources
↗ U.S. Department of Transportation — $426 million INFRA awards announcement↗ City of Savannah↗ City of Savannah↗ City of Savannah↗ Georgia DOT — PI 0008358 Project Information↗ Georgia DOT — Project DeRenne Boulevard Plan Sheet↗ Georgia DOT — Project DeRenne Boulevard Plan Sheet↗ Georgia DOT — Project DeRenne Boulevard Plan Sheet↗ Georgia DOT — Project DeRenne Boulevard Plan Sheet↗ Georgia DOT — PI 0008358 Project Information↗ City of Savannah↗ City of Savannah↗ City of Savannah

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