On March 12th, the U.S. Department of Transportation announced that five projects in Georgia were granted $210 million in infrastructure funding through two programs: the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Reconnecting Communities & Neighborhoods Pilot Program and the Inflation Reduction Act’s Neighborhood Access and Equity Program.
The aim of this funding is to reconnect communities that were separated by transportation infrastructure decades ago, resulting in entire neighborhoods being without direct access to essential facilities such as schools, jobs, medical offices, and places of worship.
In this latest round of funding for the Reconnecting Communities Pilot and Neighborhood Access and Equity Program, the U.S. DOT awarded 72 Planning Grants, 52 Capital Construction grants, and 8 Regional Planning Grants across the country.
Outlined below are the projects that have been awarded funding in Georgia.
The Stitch Phase 1 Implementation
Atlanta
Award: $157,645,161
Source: Neighborhood Access and Equity Program
Phase 1 of The Stitch aims to address issues caused by the construction of Interstates I-75 and I-85 in downtown Atlanta. It plans to reconnect the community by capping the Interstate with a new 4-acre community-focused park, implementing multimodal improvements across the street network, investing in affordable housing, and rehabilitating the MARTA Civic Center station.
Reconnecting Atlanta’s Southside Communities: Atlanta BeltLine to Flint River Trail
Atlanta Regional Commission, Clayton County, and the cities of College Park, East Point, and Hapeville
Award: $50,000,000
Source: Neighborhood Access and Equity Program
This project proposes a multi-jurisdictional solution to reconnect communities divided by surface transportation facilities. The trail would bridge transportation barriers, connecting schools, hospitals, job centers, MARTA rail stations, the BeltLine, and employment centers.
I-16 Ramp Removal Project
Savannah
Award: $1,800,000
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