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Augusta’s
long-planned Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery is moving closer to construction, with a groundbreaking possible as early as November. Here are five things to know about the project:
- It would be Georgia’s largest state veterans cemetery. The Augusta project is expected to become the largest cemetery in the state’s veterans-cemetery system.
- The first phase is entering the bidding process. Subcontractors were asked to submit bids by Aug. 3 for construction work on the project’s initial phase.
- The site is off Tobacco Road. The cemetery is planned for 3780 Byrd Road, on state-owned property beside the Gracewood campus of East Central Georgia Regional Hospital.
- Its first phase would provide 4,100 burial spaces. Plans include conventional graves, in-ground cremation burials, pre-placed crypts, memorial wall plaques, and a columbarium for cremated remains.
- The project has been years in the making. A November groundbreaking would mark a major next step toward delivering a dedicated final resting place for veterans and eligible family members in the Augusta area.
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This article originally appeared on Augusta Chronicle: What to know about Augusta’s planned veterans cemetery
