Atlanta Beltline Design and Construction Updates: July 2025

Below you will find recent updates and photos of each of our Atlanta Beltline projects in design or construction along with links to get more general information about each project. Additionally, you can explore current design and construction projects here. These projects play a pivotal role in furthering the Atlanta Beltline vision to be the catalyst for making Atlanta a global beacon for equitable, inclusive, and sustainable city life.

Northeast Trail

• Northeast Trail – Segment 1: The trail officially opened with a groundbreaking on November 12^th, 2025. Minor drainage work at 10^th and Monroe and work on Cresthill Ave NE remains to be completed.

• Northeast Trail Segment 3 and Connector Trails: This federally funded portion of trail includes the mainline trail of the Atlanta Beltline 22-mile loop, called Northeast Trail – Segment 3, as well as connector trails to MARTA Lindbergh Center station, PATH 400, and to the Armour-Ottley district. All real estate has been purchased, and the design is 100% complete. This is a huge milestone which ensures that the trail can be built! Unfortunately, USDOT has not yet executed our $25M discretionary grant agreement, which is preventing Beltline from advertising the project for construction bids. As a result, we have had to push our construction timeline out. Though we continue to coordinate and communicate with our city, regional, state, and federal partners, we do not yet know when we will see almost $25M in federal funding authorized by USDOT/FHWA for the project, so we do not know when we will be able to advertise but expect the solicitation to go out this calendar year. This is a long and complex project, one of the Beltline’s largest, and the expected construction duration is expected to be 42 months.

Southside Trail

• Southside Trail Segments 2+3: This project, which extends 1.9 miles from west of I-75/85 to Boulevard, was released for construction with a construction mobilization date of May 20^th, 2024 and an early 2026 completion timeline. Clean-up of the brownfield continues on Segment 3 near Milton Avenue & D.H. Stanton Park. Mechanically Stabilized Earth (MSE) wall construction is in progress for the access point to D.H. Stanton Park and should conclude at the end of July. H-line storm installation from west of Hill Street with a tie-in at Hill Street will start in August. In addition, the gravity wall below Hill Street on the east side of the road will also start in August to shape the access point up to the trail. On Segment 2, one of the stormwater retention ponds has been completed, and MSE wall work for the access point east of Pryor is working to conclude by mid-August to allow for the installation of the final large underground retention pond west of Milton to the McDonough Tunnel. The majority of the trail concrete is still tracking to be poured by March ’26, with the section of trail on Segment 3 from D.H. Stanton Park to Milton Avenue poured by the end of May ’26. This is due to the brownfield work required in this location. ABI is working to have this trail open to the public prior to June 2026, when FIFA will be held in Atlanta.

• Southside Trail – Segments 4+5: This trail segment runs from Boulevard to Glenwood and is 1.2 miles long. All columns for the ramp at United are complete, as well as the MSE retaining walls and backfill. They are working on constructing the supports to be able to complete the ramp decking. The underground stormwater detention chambers have been installed on the north side of Ormewood, and an additional bridge support (bent) for the new Ormewood Ave pedestrian bridge has been constructed. The contractor will be working on the MSE walls for the ramp and stair structures over the next several weeks. The first trail pour between Boulevard and United was completed in June. They have installed the duct bank and are currently preparing for the next trail pour between United and Ormewood in August. Underground utility challenges at United Ave have pushed out the expected completion date, with construction expected to continue through fall 2025.

• Southside Trail - Segment 6 (Bill Kennedy Way at I-20): This project includes a new pedestrian bridge over I-20, running parallel to the existing vehicular bridge at Bill Kennedy Way. The trail section running through Glenwood Park will also be improved to meet Beltline trail standards. The drawings for the project are 60% complete. The engineering team has completed a traffic analysis that contemplates changes to adjacent streets and intersections, with the intent to minimize trail and car traffic conflicts. The project will be completed in two sections: Section A will include work in the ATLDOT right-of-way south of I-20, and Section B will include the GDOT right-of-way from I-20 north to Memorial Drive. Consideration of how to phase this work around FIFA events in June of 2026 is needed. The expected construction duration for each phase of work is expected to be between 16-18 months.

Westside Trail

• Westside Trail – Segment 4: This 1.3-mile segment begins at the current Westside Trail terminus near Lena Street and Washington Park and extends north to Law Street, where the trail ties into the Westside Beltline Connector and the completed Westside Trail - Segment 3. This segment is now completely open and is in use by the public.

   

  Westside Trail – Segment 6: This trail will be 0.6 miles in length and connects the Westside Trail at Lawton Street SW to the Westside Trail at Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard. This section of trail is open but is a sidewalk connection, diverted off the rail corridor with ramp connections to an adjacent sidewalk. This project will construct a trail connection on the rail corridor. Design has started, and is approximately 10-15% complete, with 30% design expected by the end of September 2025. Design is expected to run through the spring of 2026, and construction is expected to be complete by 2027. Landscaping work will extend into 2028. Root Design, the design lead for the project, was introduced at a public meeting this month.

Northwest Trail

• Northwest Trail – Segment 1: This section of trail is 0.8 miles in length, beginning at the western edge of Peachtree Parks Apartments and running south along Peachtree Creek. The trail on the north and south sides of Peachtree Creek is fully under construction. Progress includes the completion of 90% of all the retaining walls as well as 90% of the underground storm. The trail on the south side of Peachtree Creek running through Peachtree Park Apartments is now 50% poured, and we are working on curbs and sidewalks tying into the existing infrastructure in the apartment complex. The bridge superstructure is complete, and we have poured three spans of elevated trail on the north side of the creek. We expect to pour the bridge deck by mid-August. We are currently on schedule, and the project is targeting completion in June of 2026.

  

  

• Northwest Trail – Segment 2: This segment begins at the southwest corner of Bobby Jones Golf Course and travels east along Colonial Hills Circle for 0.7 miles. The design drawings are complete. Real estate purchases and easement work are in progress.

• Northwest Trail – Segment 3: This section of trail begins at Trabert Avenue near Monday Night Brewing’s parking lot and ends after crossing under I-75 at Tanyard Creek, for a total length of 1.2 miles. Design work is complete, and permitting is in progress. The section of the trail between Trabert and Northside is completed and open for public use. We have been working on real estate for the remainder of this segment and are planning to put the rest of this segment out to bid for construction in August.

• Northwest Trail – Segment 4: This 0.9-mile-long trail begins at English and Culpepper and ends at the parking lot of Monday Night Brewery at Trabert. The bid drawings are complete, and we are fully permitted for this segment. We are working on a few real estate transactions west of Howell Mill; however, east of Howell Mill is now fully unincumbered. We have split Segment 4 into two parts called Section A and Section B. We have finalized the selection of a construction manager, F. H. Paschen, for Section A from English Street to Howell Mill. We have already released all steel for bridge fabrication, and the required demolition work is completed for Section 4A. We are expecting to issue a notice to proceed to start construction of Section 4A within the next 30-60 days.

• Northwest Trail – Segment 5: This trail segment begins at the intersection of Marietta Blvd and Huff Rd, traveling to Ellsworth Industrial and English Street for a total of 0.7 miles. Construction started in May of 2024. Walls and a bridge between Elaine and Fairmont are ongoing. Work on the walls at Ellsworth into the corridor is almost complete. Raised intersections are almost complete, and work on the trail/sidewalk connections is planned for the start of August. Marietta Boulevard trail pours will also take place at this time. This project is expected to be completed by October 2025.

  

  

  

  

Beltline Connector Trails + Access Points

• Oakland City MARTA Station + Murphy Connector Trail: This connector trail is expected to be 1.31 miles in length in total, beginning at the existing Southside Trail access point at Allene Avenue SW and splitting into two segments. The first segment of the trail is .45 miles in length and starts at Allene Avenue SW, crosses over Sylvan Road SW, and terminates at Murphy Avenue. The second segment of the trail is .86 miles in length and starts at Allene Ave SW, runs adjacent to Avon Ave, crosses over Sylvan Road SW, crosses over Dill Ave, and terminates at Murphy Oakland City MARTA station. Solicitation of a design firm is complete, and contract execution is underway.  Design is expected to run through early 2026, and construction is expected to be complete in mid-2028. Landscaping work will extend into the winter months of 2028. This project is funded through design in the most recent Beltline Strategic Implementation Plan; construction funding has not yet been identified. Design is proceeding at about 10%, and the site survey is in process, as is environmental delineation. MR Studio, the design lead for the project, was introduced to the community in the month of July.

  

All Trails Initiatives

•  Signage, Wayfinding & Crosswalks: Design is complete. The design packages include regulatory signage, wayfinding signage, and crosswalk designs. The new signage package is consistent across the entire corridor and in alignment with ABI branding. Construction will start on signage packages in mid-2025, with all work on completed trails targeted to wrap up prior to FIFA in June 2026.

• Lighting and Camera Installations: Design is underway and is at 90% complete for NET and WST-6 to add security improvements such as lighting, cameras, and a crushed granite aggregate surface to existing gravel trails. Another security project includes camera upgrades along the existing Westside Trail corridor, with design at 100%. A contractor under the Beltline’s current Construction Task Order solicitation will be chosen for installation, with contracts in progress and pricing for the Westside Trail lighting project underway.

Parks

• Enota Park: Enota Park is an eight-acre park that will be built on the west side of Atlanta. A contract was executed for a CMR for Enota Park, and the award went to Reeves Young. Notice to Proceed has been issued to the construction team. Reeves Young has fenced off the entirety of the limits of disturbance for site security. The erosion and sedimentation initial phase has been installed, as has the tree save fencing. Grading and most tree removals have taken place. Demolition of the Lucille building is slated for the last week of July / first week of August. Utility adjustments, stream bank remediation, and grading are ongoing. The project is expected to be complete in Q3 of 2026.

  

  

• Shirley C. Franklin Park (formerly Westside Park) – Mountain Bike Trail and Pump Track: This Westside Park project consists of a 2.25-mile mountain bike trail for various skill levels as well as a pump track facility for teaching the sport of mountain biking. The current program for the mountain bike trails includes 0.37 miles of beginner trails, 0.67 miles of intermediate / expert gravity trails, and 1.19 miles of intermediate bidirectional trails. The project design will also include 0.75 miles of hiking trails. ABP has confirmed an $8M donation, bringing the total funding raised for the project to $9M. This funding will cover the first phase of work, but fundraising will be required to complete the entire project and all desired elements and phases of work. We now have the contract with the Construction Manager at Risk (Reeves Young). We have had preliminary meetings with the City of Atlanta permitting and will begin permitting after the 90% drawings are received in early August. Construction for the first phase of work is expected to start in the fall of this year.

  

• Boulevard Crossing Park: Design work is complete for an expansion of the existing park from 5 acres to 25 acres, including a direct access path to the Southside Trail. Construction funding will need to be identified to progress the project.

Streetscapes

• Ponce de Leon Ave: This project involves 0.68 miles of streetscape work along Ponce de Leon, as well as a new ramp providing access to the Eastside Trail from Ponce de Leon. Sidewalk construction, light pole installation, mast arm and traffic signal installation, bike lane resurfacing and extension, striping, and landscaping have been completed. Wall construction for the ramp and granite veneering is complete. The elevated ramp structure has been constructed, and the contractor is working on handrail installation as well as the plaza to connect to the sidewalk. Estimated completion date of the project is August 2025.

  

  

You can view June's Design and Construction updates here. Our second Quarterly Briefing of 2025 was held virtually on June 12, 2025. To view the recording, click here.