Chatham Area Transit officials announced that on Thursday there will be no fixed route bus, paratransit or Savannah Belles Ferry services available. CAT’s Administrative office, 610 West Oglethorpe Ave., will be closed for all business. Telephone schedule information and ticket sales will not be available.
Regular weekday bus, paratransit and Savannah Belles Ferry services will operate Wednesday and Friday. Telephone schedule information and ticket sales will also be available on these days.
DOT trying to ease holiday travel woes
To help motorists traveling during Thanksgiving, the Georgia Department of Transportation will suspend construction-related lane closures on the interstates, major state routes or roadways near major shopping centers from 5 a.m. Wednesday to 10 p.m. Sunday.
Some work may continue on lesser-traveled state and local system roads and incident or emergency maintenance-related lane closures could become necessary on any route, said DOT spokeswoman Jill Nagel.
She urged motorists to exercise caution while driving, stay alert and obey the posted speed limit as heavy holiday traffic is expected during this holiday period throughout the state.
Savannah sponsors holiday grease recycling event Monday
City residents will have an opportunity to recycle their Thanksgiving holiday cooking oil and grease again this year. A recycling event will be held from 7:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. Monday at the City of Savannah President Street Wastewater Plant, at 1400 East President Street.
Residents are asked to collect their used cooking oil and grease in sealed containers and turn it in at the event. If unable to attend, residents are urged to let used oil and grease cool and then discard in the garbage using a sealed container for liquid forms. Discarding fats, oils, and grease down the kitchen sink creates blockages of city sewer lines and homeowner pipes, which lead to sewage spills and raw sewage backing up into homes. An estimated 70 percent of all sewer blockages in the city are caused by improperly discarded grease.
Blockages tend to increase during the holiday season when fried turkeys, hams, and other traditional foods are prepared. Fats, oil, and grease are the by-products from frying and cooking using vegetable oil, butter, margarine, lard, and shortening. They also include meat fats, food scraps, baking goods, gravy, sauces, mayonnaise, salad dressings, and even dairy products. These substances are the number one cause of sewage blockages in homes.
For more information, please contact the Public Information Office at 912-651-6410.