DeLesseps Avenue Improvements

The DeLesseps Avenue Improvements project implements the City of Savannah’s Complete Streets ordinance. The project will include adding sidewalks and bike lanes in both the east and west directions. This project will also improve drainage by adding curb and gutter, pipe and drainage inlets along the limits of the project. Pedestrian facilities at two existing traffic signals will be upgraded. 

The limits of the project are along DeLesseps Avenue from Waters Avenue to Skidaway Road. This project is expected to be completed in the 4th quarter of 2025. 

Project Updates

October 2025

Paving is currently underway on the section of road between Cuba Street and Ward Street, with expected completion by the end of the weekend. Beginning immediately, a new detour will be in place from Ward Street to Skidaway Road, and will remain active through late November.

September 2025

A road detour will be in place along DeLesseps Ave. from Cuba Street to Camelia Ct. The detour is expected to be in place through October 2025.

July 2025

The project is ongoing between Cuba and Wilemere; the road is expected to be closed to through-traffic until September.

April 2025

DeLesseps Ave will be closed for construction from Cuba St to Wilemere Dr.. 

August 2024

The detour from Waters Ave. to Cedar Street has been extended through late September 2024.

July 2024

Current traffic detour is from Costa Rica St. to Cuba St. and will be in place through late September 2024. 

June 2024

Current traffic detour is on DeLesseps from Costa Rica to Cuba until early June and Guatemala to Cedar until early July.

May 2024

The storm and water installation are about 30% complete on the project. Current detour is on DeLesseps from Costa Rica to Cuba until late May and Guatemala to Cedar until late May. Storm installation continues from Costa Rica to Cuba. Grading has started onsite, with concrete work to follow.  

March 2024 

The storm and water installation are about 20% complete on the project. Current detour is on DeLesseps from Costa Rica to Cuba, expected to stay in place until late April. Storm installation continues from Costa Rica to Cuba. Follow-up work on storm and water installation, concrete, and grading, is expected to start in early April. 

November 2023

The installation of storm and water lines is about 9% complete on the project. Current detour is on Cedar St. and will be wrapping up shortly. The next location for storm and water line work will be from Truman to Costa Rica. Follow-up work to storm and water installation, concrete and grading, is expected to start late November pending crew availability. 

September 2023

IMG_1420_sept2023Storm and water line installation is progressing on the project. Crews have completed work on the mainline from Waters Avenue to Salvador Street and are currently working on the sideroads at Salvador. Once the storm and water installation is complete up to Cedar St., that operation will move to the other side of Truman and continue on. A concrete crew will then start on the first section from Waters to the Truman Parkway.

The current detour is from 58th Street to DeLesseps on Salvador St. The next anticipated detour will be from Salvador St. to Cedar St. and last approximately two weeks.




July 2023

DeLesseps Widening Project Image 072423Construction is underway on the DeLesseps Avenue Improvements project. The contractor has begun to install the drainage infrastructure associated with the project. The City expects the roadway widening, and installation of sidewalks, will follow the installation of the drainage infrastructure in accordance with the rolling detour and associated street closing.

This project is anticipated to be complete July 2025. The extended timeline is due to the narrow corridor and extensive utility relocations (Georgia Power, AT&T, Comcast, AGL) required to complete the project. 

Due to the extended timeline, the contractor will be using rolling detours throughout the life of the project. The first detour, closing DeLesseps Avenue from Waters Avenue to Guatemala Street, started on Monday, July 24, 2023.