Members of the African American Community representatives of the Black Heritage Group, representatives from the city of Valdosta and the Georgia Department of Transportation met on April 27, 2023 to discuss the proposed St. Augustine Overpass project, which was currently in the planning stages.

The history of the African American community of Valdosta with Georgia Department of Transportation projects has been primarily negative.

This collection contains articles summing up the history of the Valdosta's treatment of historically Black neighborhoods, and arguments against the overpass project.