Downtown Augusta business owners describe effects of Broad Street construction

AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) - Construction on Broad Street downtown is continuing, with paving between 13th and 15th streets expected to finish this week and the full project still set to finish by February.More sections of sidewalk are opening, and more landscaping is going in along Broad Street. Business owners along the corridor described how the work has affected them.Garbage pickup on Broad Street from James Brown Boulevard to 8th Street has moved for the time being to Ellis Street or Reynolds Street.A new sidewalk at Three Crows FiberRebecca Talley, co-owner of Three Crows Fiber, said the shop now has a new sidewalk.“We have a sidewalk. It’s beautiful. It’s so much wider. We’re very excited,” Talley said.She said the shop plans to hold a “we have a sidewalk sale” on Small Business Saturday, which is in a few weeks.Talley said the shop had dirt and rocks in front of it for about a month. She said construction crews tried to keep the entryway accessible.“We really saw very little decr