Atlanta Beltline Design and Construction Updates: June 2026Atlanta Beltline Design and Construction Updates: June 2026

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. The $25M RAISE Grant agreement was executed in January, and GDOT issued a notice to proceed to the Beltline. The team issued an invitation to bid for construction procurement in April, with bids due in mid-July and construction expected to mobilize this summer. This is a long and complex project, one of the Beltline’s largest, and the expected construction duration will be 42 months.

Southside Trail - Segments 2+3: This 1.9-mile section runs from west of I-75/85 to Boulevard and was released for construction in May of 2024. A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on June 12. Punch list, follow-on work, and other landscaping work will continue after the trail is open. Additional landscaping, including the addition of trees and shrubs, will continue in the cooler fall weather through the spring of 2027. 

Southside Trail – Segments 4+5: This trail segment runs from Boulevard to Glenwood and is 1.2 miles long.  A ribbon-cutting ceremony was held on April 16. Railing installation is complete at Mercer, Ormewood, and United. 

Westside Trail – Segment 6: This trail connects the Westside Trail at Lawton Street SW to the Westside Trail at Ralph David Abernathy Boulevard/White St. This 0.6-mile 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. The 90% design milestone has been reached. Real estate acquisition and easements are in progress. Temporary poles were recently installed in this corridor for lighting and cameras on the interim trail until the permanent trail construction work is mobilized. Construction of a new Beltline trail at this location will likely start in early 2028, after construction permitting and solicitation of a contractor is complete. The project is tentatively scheduled to be completed in spring 2028. Landscaping work will extend into 2028.

Northwest Trail – Segment 1: This 0.8-mile section runs from the west side of Peachtree Parks Apartments south along Peachtree Creek. The apartment side of the trail became available to Peachtree Park residents for use in April. Due to a significant engineering issue, the bridge over Peachtree Creek is being removed and rebuilt by the contractor, which has affected the construction timeline. The contractor will start demolition activities again in August of this year. The design team drawings for a replacement suspension bridge are expected to be 60% complete in the next few months. Three tiers of the elevated trail will also need to be removed and reconstructed to allow for the new bridge to be installed. The current targeted completion date for this work is mid-2028.

Northwest Trail – Segment 2: This 0.7-mile segment starts at the southeast corner of Bobby Jones Golf Course and runs east along Colonial Hills Circle. Design plans are complete, and real estate acquisition and easement work are ongoing. The Beltline has signed an agreement with GDOT for the construction of a new tunnel passing under Peachtree Street for the trail. GDOT is actively working on procuring real estate agreements with property owners for the bridge work. Portions of this segment – sections 2A and 2C - are shovel-ready, with all real estate work complete. Section 2A, starting at Bobby Jones, went out to bid in early June, with a bid date in July, and an anticipated construction mobilization in September. Section 2C will go out to bid in early fall, with construction expected to start by no later than early 2027. The Beltline is working collaboratively on Section 2B with GDOT and the planned project to replace the Peachtree Street bridge. This will allow for an open underpass to be constructed so that the Beltline trail crossing will ultimately run under Peachtree Street.

Northwest Trail – Segment 3: This segment runs 1.2 miles from Trabert Avenue near Monday Night Brewing’s parking lot to Tanyard Creek, crossing under I-75. The first portion, between Trabert and Northside (Section 3A), is complete and open. A contractor has been hired for Section 3B, with construction mobilization expected this summer and a forecasted completion of the project in late 2028.

Northwest Trail – Segment 4: This 0.9-mile segment links English and Culpepper to the Monday Night Brewery parking lot at Trabert. We have split Segment 4 into Section A and Section B to provide opportunities for a smaller construction firm to bid on Section B. Construction on Section 4A is underway, with a completion date expected in mid-2027. Trail concrete pours are in progress, along with foundations and columns for the bridge at the railroad crossing. Bridge redesign and all real estate work required to finish the trail are complete. Re-platting is in progress. Section 4B will be posted for bid later this year or in early 2027, with completion anticipated in the third quarter of 2028.

Oakland City MARTA Station + Murphy Connector Trail: This connector trail is expected to stretch 1.31 miles in total, beginning at the existing Southwest Trail access point at Allene Ave SW and splitting into two sections. Design is underway, with the 60% set under review and 90% design expected by early fall. Coordination is ongoing with the Atlanta Department of Transportation on the Allene Intersection, which is a Moving ATL Forward project. A site walk was held in April, and extensive real estate coordination is in progress. Construction is scheduled to begin in early 2027, with trail completion expected in mid-2028 and landscaping work extending into early 2029. 

Enota Park: An eight-acre park under construction on the west side of Atlanta, Enota Park has been broken into three sections: upper, middle, and lower. In the upper parcel, boardwalk construction, streambank restoration, and the overlook of the stream are complete, with kudzu removal ongoing. Handrails are in fabrication; grading work continues for final landscape grades at the lawn, and the pavilion and site retaining walls are being finished up. The maintenance building will be ready for interior work by July. In the middle parcel, stair and walkway concrete is expected to be completed in late June or early July. In the lower parcel, handrails, pavilions, and walls are ongoing. Building shells are complete, and interiors are in progress. Trees Atlanta began planting trees in April, and the team aims to complete the park by the fall of 2026.

Shirley C. Franklin Park (formerly Westside Park) – Mountain Bike Trail and Pump Track: Phase 1 of this project will ultimately create a world-class asphalt pump track facility, jump lines, a bicycle playground, hiking trails, and a skills course designed for riders of all ages and abilities. Construction on this phase is underway and on schedule, with bike park and pump track elements in progress. Fundraising is ongoing to fund the entire project and all desired elements and phases of work, with Phase 2 consisting of a 2.25-mile mountain bike trail for various skill levels, and hiking trails. The design of Phase 2 of the Bike Park is being contracted currently, with design work expected to start this summer.