Stitch capping study reported complete; Atlanta panel backs grant closeout

Atlanta’s Transportation Committee voted 4–0 Sept. 30 to recommend a grant-closeout amendment for the Stitch’s I-75/I-85 capping study. The supporting resolution says the study has been completed.

The study concerns planning to cap the interstates in Downtown Atlanta and reconnect the street grid with pedestrian-oriented, multimodal streets. The supporting text reports $898,370.87 used from the RAISE grant and proposes a $2,036.41 funding reduction through the project-framework amendment. Study completion is not completion of the highway cap.

Resolution 26-R-4185 lists City Council consideration for Oct. 5 at 1 p.m. The amendment would require legal approval, mayoral execution, clerk attestation and delivery to the Georgia Department of Transportation before binding the city.