Editing Interstate 16 (section)

===Possible removal of the Earl T. Shinhoster Bridge===
In Savannah, city and state officials are currently considering removing the Earl T. Shinhoster Bridge, which carries eastbound traffic over Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and onto Montgomery Street at the eastern terminus of I-16. The construction of the I-16 flyover ramps into Savannah in the 1960s led to the removal of [[Savannah Union Station|Union Station]], as well as two full city blocks, which had severe negative impacts on the African American community. A study about possibly removing the ramps was approved and funded by the Savannah City Council in December 2023. The study, which is listed as the I-16 Ramp Removal Study, will be managed by the Metropolitan Planning Commission, the [[Georgia Department of Transportation]] (GDOT), and the [[Federal Highway Administration]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Butler |first1=Brooke |title=City of Savannah votes to help fund feasibility study for I-16 ramp removal |url=https://www.wjcl.com/article/city-of-savannah-votes-to-help-fund-feasibility-study-for-i-16-ramp-removal/46069777# |access-date=December 30, 2023 |work=WJCL |date=December 8, 2023 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=King |first1=Alexis |title=What I-16 Ramp Removal Study means for Savannah |url=https://www.wsav.com/news/local-news/savannah/i-16-ramp-removal-study-gets-funding/ |access-date=December 30, 2023 |work=WSAV-TV |date=December 15, 2023}}</ref> In March 2024, Georgia U.S. Senators Jon Ossoff and Raphael Warnock announced that $1.8 million in federal funding had been allocated toward the planning of the project.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Snyder |first1=Flynn |title=Senators announce federal funding for planning to remove I-16 flyover in Savannah |url=https://www.wtoc.com/2024/03/12/senators-announce-federal-funding-planning-remove-i-16-flyover-savannah/ |access-date=April 11, 2024 |work=www.wtoc.com |date=March 12, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>