Southside Trail Segment 6 gets council approval for up to $7 million in grants

Atlanta City Council adopted two ordinances Sept. 21 authorizing acceptance of up to $7 million in grants for construction of Beltline Southside Trail Segment 6. Both measures add their respective grant amounts to the fiscal 2027 intergovernmental budget.

Ordinance 26-O-1491 covers up to $2 million through a congressionally directed federal highway program, which requires a $400,000 local match. Atlanta Beltline, Inc. committed up to $500,000 for the project, including that match. Ordinance 26-O-1492 covers up to $5 million through the Atlanta Regional Commission's Transportation Improvement Program; Beltline committed its $1.25 million local match.

The $2 million funding schedule identifies the Southside Trail pedestrian bridge over Interstate 20. The $5 million schedule identifies Segment 6 from Faith Avenue to Memorial Drive.

The council action authorizes grant acceptance, not a finding that all agreements have been executed. Both ordinances require mayoral execution, legal approval, clerk attestation and delivery before authorized agreements bind the city.