To begin engineering and to ultimately construct rail transit on the BeltLine, MARTA will be collecting land survey information on the BeltLine Eastside Corridor (next to the Eastside Trail) for the next few weeks, according to a press release.
The survey crews began Monday, Oct. 12 along the Eastside Trail, between Irwin Street and Ponce de Leon Avenue. The work will continue for several weeks. While there will be minimal impact to trail users, officials are asking guests to please remember to be courteous and always maintain awareness of others (and remain a safe COVID distance) because the surveyors will occasionally be standing in the middle of the trail to collect their survey data.
Rail transit on the Atlanta BeltLine will build upon the existing Atlanta Streetcar to bring transit to segments of the 22-mile BeltLine loop, with five crosstown connector corridors integrated with MARTA. In addition, over 40 miles of safer streets and improved pedestrian facilities will be implemented to connect nearby neighborhoods with the BeltLine loop, according to information from Atlanta Beltline Inc.
ABI will continue working with MARTA and the City to engage the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) to determine the priority of the project corridors currently in NEPA review with FTA.
Upon FTA approval, ABI will work with MARTA and the City to commence with actual implementation processes. A specific timeline for these next steps is not yet known, but a dedicated team continues to work on pushing the process forward.
Information: beltline.org
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