Project DeRenne Overview

Project DeRenne Schedule Graphic September 2025

Public workshop scheduled for March 4

The City of Savannah and GDOT invite residents, business owners, and other stakeholders to attend a public workshop about Project DeRenne mitigation on Wednesday, March 4 in the Eckburg Auditorium at Savannah Technical College. The workshop will be held from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. A brief presentation will begin at 4:30 p.m., followed by an interactive activity that requires a cellular device with an internet connection.

Mitigation consists of measures that make impacts from Project DeRenne less severe, thereby reducing or eliminating harm. The purpose of this workshop is to provide the public with an opportunity to review and comment on existing and potential mitigation measures developed by the project team, GDOT, and the City of Savannah, and through previous public outreach.

  • WHAT: Public workshop for Project DeRenne mitigation
  • WHEN: Wednesday, March 4, 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. (presentation at 4:30 p.m.)
  • WHERE: Eckburg Auditorium at Savannah Technical College, 5717 White Bluff Road, Savannah, GA 31405


In 2008, City of Savannah initiated a project known as “Project DeRenne,” to determine the future of the DeRenne Avenue corridor while seeking to balance the often competing objectives of transportation and neighborhood connectivity.

Project DeRenne is a 5-phase process for developing long-term solutions for the revitalization of the DeRenne Avenue Corridor.


Phase I consisted of detailed traffic analysis, public outreach, determination of guiding principles and development of a strong community interest in corridor revitalization.

Phase II involved the collaborative creation of evaluation of criteria and the development of transportation and land use alternatives, resulting in the selection of a preferred alternative- "The Boulevard Option." On June 3, 2010, City Council adopted a resolution supporting the preferred alternative and approval to move into Phase III of the project.

Phase III, (CURRENT PHASE) involves the environmental review process to understand the impacts the preliminary design may have on all aspects of the project. Activities in this phase include:

  • FHWA approval of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) 10/1/2020
  • Develop additional mitigation for project impacts
  • Conduct a Town Hall meeting to update the public
  • Conduct additional outreach to the public on updated mitigation
  • Update traffic projections and Interchange Justification Report
  • Update previous environmental studies
  • Prepare a Reevaluation of the Draft EIS
  • Prepare the Final EIS and Record of Decision
  • Authorize/begin ROW Acquisition

Phase IV will include finalizing the design of the selected improvements. 

Phase V will include construction and implementation of the selected improvements. 

Project Contact

City of Savannah Department of Transportationcontact us button(912) 651-6600
P.O. Box 1027
Savannah, Georgia 31402