Metro Atlanta
ARC funds $31 million in DeKalb projects
A rendering of the Peachtree Creek Greenway scheduled to open in 2019.
By Tia Mitchell
June 28, 2018Three road projects and a park in DeKalb County received approval from the Atlanta Regional Commission Board on Wednesday. The projects, collectively worth $31.29 million, are part of a longer list of 100 initiatives that receiving funding through 2023.
The four in DeKalb are:
- Extending the Peachtree Creek Greenway linear park from the city of Atlanta to North Druid Hills Road and connecting it to the Atlanta Beltline;
- Preliminary engineering and design for a rebuild of the interchange at Interstate 285 and Interstate 20;
- Adding a center turn lane, bike lanes and sidewalks along Panola Road between Browns Mill Road and Fairington Road while also straightening a curve on Panola Road between Salem Drive and Oaktree Trail and adding traffic signals to improve flow;
- A redesign of U.S. 278 in Avondale Estates to make it more pedestrian-friendly with new bike lines, pedestrian crossings, medians and improved sidewalks.
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About the Author
Tia Mitchell is the AJC’s Washington Bureau Chief and a co-host of the "Politically Georgia" podcast. She writes about Georgia’s congressional delegation, campaigns, elections and the impact that decisions made in D.C. have on residents of the Peach State.
