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Northeast Trail-Segment 3
The future third segment of the Northeast Trail will consist of 2.4-miles of mainline trail from Buford Highway to MARTA Lindbergh Station. It will include connections to the Armour-Ottley commercial district, the PATH400 trail, and access points from public streets. The project will involve crossings of existing MARTA heavy rail, Norfolk Southern Railway freight rail, CSX freight rail, GDOT freeway, and Peachtree Creek.
This segment of the Atlanta Beltline is not currently open to the public as there is no existing unpaved trail for use.
Northeast Trail - Segment 3 will curve north after passing under MARTA tracks at Mayson Street. (Photo Credit: Erin Sintos)
Project Status
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! GDOT has certified all review packages such as environmental, right of way (real estate) and utility relocation work. We are on schedule to open construction bids in summer 2025, to align with the fiscal year. This project has more than $42M in federal funding allocated to the project. We are expecting the project to be bid for construction in mid-2025 and will likely be mobilized for construction by late 2025 or early 2026. This is a long and complex project, one of the Beltline’s largest, and the expected construction duration is expected to be 42 months.
Project Timeline
July 2020: Approved GDOT Concept Report
July 2021: Locally Preferred Alternative announced
June 2023: Awarded a $25 million USDOT RAISE grant
March 2024: Scheduled to Complete 90% Drawings
May 2025: Target Construction Letting / Bidding
Late 2025: Current Expected Construction Start
Design & Construction Team
Design Team: Health + Lineback // Contractor: TBD