Overview
- Tybee Island Police announced a multi-agency road safety checkpoint on Highway 80 near Lazaretto Creek ahead of the festival and urged drivers to expect delays and follow directions.
- The rebranded event, Crush Reloaded, holds a city permit for a one-day beach festival on Saturday, with ticketed kickoff and wrap-up events in Savannah on Friday and Sunday.
- Traffic controls will reserve left lanes on Highway 80 and Butler Avenue for emergency vehicles, limit beach parking to employee passes near 16th–18th streets, and deploy license plate readers.
- City officials awarded the beach permit to organizer Steven Smalls based on safety and logistics, while trademark owner George Ramson Turner III is promoting separate Orange Crush-branded events.
- Beach rules bar glass, smoking, pets, fires and overnight stays, allow alcohol only in non-glass containers, and require visitors to stay out of dunes and follow lifeguards and posted swim zones.