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The Augusta Regional Transportation Study (ARTS-MPO) is a bi-state Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) covering the Augusta-Richmond County GA-SC urban area. The ARTS planning area contains approximately 805 square miles with an estimated population of 492,796 (based on the 2020 Decennial Census). The MPO includes all of Richmond County and part of Columbia County in Georgia, along with parts of Aiken and Edgefield Counties in South Carolina. In addition to the Augusta-Richmond County consolidated government, ARTS includes the Georgia cities of Blythe, Grovetown, and Hephzibah, plus the South Carolina cities of Aiken, Burnettown, New Ellenton, and North Augusta. The MPO contains a number of Census Designated Places, including Appling, Evans, and Martinez in Georgia, along with Beech Island, Belvedere, Clearwater, Gloverville, Graniteville, Langley, Murphys Estates and Warrenville in South Carolina. ARTS also includes Fort Eisenhower, a U.S. Army garrison located in Richmond and Columbia Counties.
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