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Job fair Thursday focuses on veterans; others welcome, too
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About 20 employers will be recruiting workers at a career fair for veterans and other job seekers on Thursday in Savannah.

The Summer Splash will be from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Georgia Department of Labor’s Savannah Career Center at 5520 White Bluff Road.

While the fair will focus on the employment needs of veterans and their families, it is open to all job seekers.

Veterans must bring a copy of their U.S. Department of Defense form 214. All applicants are encouraged to bring a résumé and dress appropriately to improve their opportunities for jobs.

Employers and other organizations already registered are the Savannah-Chatham County Public School System, city of Savannah, Comcast, Department of Juvenile Justice, Embassy Suites, Georgia Regional Hospital, Health Resource and Training Services, J.L. Wallace, Kelly Services, Krispy Kreme Doughnut Corp., Lowe’s, Metro Industrial, Office Team, Right Step Staffing, U.S. Army and UPS.

For more information, email Juanita.Simmons@gdol.ga.gov or call 912-356-2773. The career center is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

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Interstate lane closures, detours set
Traffic shift in effect for 20 days near Savannah Airport
GaDOT

The Georgia Department of Transportation continues to improve highway infrastructure throughout the area. As a result, work on construction and maintenance projects will continue through Saturday. Closure schedules may change due to weather or other factors.

Lane closures by county are scheduled as follows:

 

Bryan County

·         From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Friday I-16 Westbound from US 80/Exit 143 to SR 119/Exit 137 will have single-lane closures for bridge rehabilitation work.

 

Chatham County I-95 Resurfacing

·         There will be continuous double-lane closures and a shift in traffic patterns for 20 days near the Savannah Airport as approach slabs at Pipemakers Bridge are replaced. Lane closures will be in effect between mileposts 103 and 104 Monday, and ramp closures at Exit 102 will be in effect from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday and Tuesday.

 

Liberty County

·         From 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. through May 12, there will be nightly ramp closures with detours at I-95 exits 76 and 67 to replace existing concrete on ramps.

 

For more information about travel conditions on Georgia’s interstates and state routes, call 511. More information is also available at www.511ga.org.  

The Georgia Department of Transportation continues to improve highway infrastructure throughout the area. As a result, work on construction and maintenance projects will continue through Saturday. Closure schedules may change due to weather or other factors.

Lane closures by county are scheduled as follows:

 

Bryan County

·         From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. through Friday I-16 Westbound from US 80/Exit 143 to SR 119/Exit 137 will have single-lane closures for bridge rehabilitation work.

 

Chatham County I-95 Resurfacing

·         There will be continuous double-lane closures and a shift in traffic patterns for 20 days near the Savannah Airport as approach slabs at Pipemakers Bridge are replaced. Lane closures will be in effect between mileposts 103 and 104 Monday, and ramp closures at Exit 102 will be in effect from 8 p.m. to 5 a.m. Monday and Tuesday.

 

Liberty County

·         From 7 p.m. to 7 a.m. through May 12, there will be nightly ramp closures with detours at I-95 exits 76 and 67 to replace existing concrete on ramps.

 

For more information about travel conditions on Georgia’s interstates and state routes, call 511. More information is also available at www.511ga.org. 

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