Atlanta Beltline to Break Ground on Northwest Trail – Segment 3B, Featuring New Pedestrian Bridge
New one-mile segment will create a safe crossing over Northside Drive and connect northwest Atlanta neighborhoods to the Beltline's growing network
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The Atlanta Beltline is hosting a groundbreaking ceremony for Northwest Trail – Segment 3B on Thursday, Sept. 10, at the Atlanta Technology Center. Joined by elected officials and community leaders, the Beltline will celebrate the start of construction on the nearly one-mile segment that will include a new pedestrian bridge over Northside Drive and create a safer, more accessible connection for people walking and biking through northwest Atlanta. With 16.7 miles (78%) of the 22-mile mainline now completed and “The U” now open, the final segment of the 1.2-mile Northwest Trail – Segment 3 advances the Atlanta Beltline’s goal of completing its northern corridor by 2030.
Segment 3B will extend from Trabert Avenue near Monday Night Brewing to Tanyard Creek Park, connecting with the completed Segment 3A, and the existing Northside Trail. The one-mile section will cross over busy Northside Drive via a pedestrian bridge before continuing through the Atlanta Technology Center property, a passage under I-75, and along an elevated trail within the Tanyard Creek concrete channel. Once complete, the trail will strengthen connectivity for the Ardmore, Berkeley Park, Brookwood, Collier Hills, and Loring Heights neighborhoods.
The segment was designed by KAIZEN Collaborative and is being constructed by Strack, Inc. with PATH serving as program manager.
WHO:
Clyde Higgs, President & CEO, Atlanta Beltline, Inc.
Councilmember Dustin Hillis, Atlanta City Council, District 9
Councilmember Mary Norwood, Atlanta City Council, District 8
Commissioner Dana Barrett, Fulton County Board of Commissioners, District 3
Al Trujillo, President & COO, Georgia Tech Foundation
David Touwsma, Vice President, Loring Heights Association
WHAT:
Groundbreaking ceremony for Northwest Trail – Segment 3B (1 mile)
WHERE:
Atlanta Technology Center, 1575 Northside Drive NW Atlanta, GA 30318
This location is accessible via MARTA Bus #1 and #11. Please consider biking, walking, or using rideshare. Alternative transportation is encouraged. Parking is available on-site at Atlanta Technology Center.
WHEN:
Thursday, Sept. 10, 2026
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
WHY:
Segment 3B will transform how northwest Atlanta residents move through their neighborhoods, creating safe, accessible crossings and advancing progress toward completing the full 22-mile loop by 2030.
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Event is rain or shine. Please arrive by 10:30 a.m. to set up.
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