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ARC funds $31 million in DeKalb projects

A rendering of the Peachtree Creek Greenway scheduled to open in 2019.
A rendering of the Peachtree Creek Greenway scheduled to open in 2019.
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June 28, 2018

Three 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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