The list of regional road and transit projects is not quite finished yet.
The Executive Committee of the Atlanta Regional Roundtable, which is tasked with creating a list of $6.14 billion worth of transportation projects for a potential one-penny sales tax, has not quite finished the job yet. The group met Thursday at the Atlanta Regional Commission office, with the hopes of drafting a final list of recommended projects to turn in to the larger Roundtable. They whittled it down to $6.56 billion—then decided to call a special meeting on Monday to make some final decisions. Monday is, by law, the deadline for presenting the final recommendations. “We have made tremendous progress, starting with a $23 billion list of regional transportation priorities and working cooperatively to make some hard decisions to whittle…
The City of Norcross and the Gwinnett Village CID have many high-dollar transportation projects that will be considered for the Transportation Investment Act, including Light Rail.
Gwinnett County has agreed on a “wish list” of transportation projects in advance of a referendum for a 10-year, one percent regional transportation sales tax to be considered by voters in 2012. Over $1.28 billion in projects submitted by the City of Norcross and the Gwinnett Village CID made the Gwinnett cut and will now be considered for inclusion on a combined list by the Atlanta Regional Roundtable. The projects include: -Buford Highway at Jimmy Carter Boulevard Intersection Improvement, submitted by the Gwinnett Village CID and the City of Norcross. $15 million -Heavy Rail Extension, from Doraville MARTA station to Oakcliff (Dekalb County), submitted by the City of Norcross and the Gwinnett Village CID. $140 million -Hillcrest/…
