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On 3rd Anniversary, Sen. Ossoff Releases Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Report for Atlanta & North Georgia

Since passage of the historic bipartisan infrastructure law 3 years ago today, Metro Atlanta & North Georgia have already received over $3.6 billion in Federal infrastructure investments

Atlanta, Ga. — Since passage of the bipartisan infrastructure law three years ago today, Metro Atlanta and North Georgia communities have already received over $3.6 billion in Federal infrastructure funding to upgrade roads, expand high-speed internet, remove lead pipes from drinking water systems, and more.

Today, on the 3rd anniversary of the bipartisan infrastructure law, U.S. Senator Jon Ossoff released a progress report for Metro Atlanta and North Georgia, highlighting the historic upgrades that have been delivered so far, with more to come.

“Three years ago, we brought Republicans and Democrats in Congress together to pass the historic bipartisan infrastructure law, the most significant investment in America’s infrastructure since the Eisenhower administration. This law is upgrading our roads, highways, and bridges; removing lead pipes from our drinking water systems; expanding broadband internet access; upgrading our electric grid; rebuilding our airports and our seaports, and more. Our historic bipartisan infrastructure law will continue to deliver for Georgia for years to come,” Sen. Ossoff said.

In the last 3 years, Sen. Ossoff and the bipartisan infrastructure law have so far delivered:

  • Over $317 million for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, including a $40 million grant for Concourse D improvements.
  • $2.6 million to study and plan the Stitch, which aims to reconnect downtown Atlanta by capping the I-75/I-85 interstate with a new 4-acre park, implementing multimodal improvements across the street network with better connectivity to MARTA’s Civic Center station, among other improvements.
  • $127 million for the Georgia Department of Transportation’s (GDOT) major “Transform 285/GA-400 project,” to improve and upgrade the I-285/GA-400 interchange, one of the busiest in the state.
  • Over $489 million to strengthen public transportation across metro Atlanta and north Georgia.
  • $8.4 million for the City of Toccoa to replace over 10 miles of aged, leaking natural gas pipes to lower energy costs and improve the resiliency of critical infrastructure.
  • $1.9 million for the City of Milton to replace over 4 miles of aged natural gas pipes to improve the resiliency of critical infrastructure.
  • $1.6 million for the City of Winder to replace 1.5 miles of aged, leak-prone natural gas pipes to lower energy costs and improve the resiliency of critical infrastructure.
  • $9.2 million for the City of Carrollton implement a Complete Streets approach on a busy section of Maple Street—the primary corridor between the University of West Georgia and the downtown square—to make it safer for people who are walking and biking.
  • $14.8 million for dam safety improvements in Cherokee County and Forsyth County.
  • $2.6 million for pedestrian safety upgrades to pedestrian safety at 17 locations throughout Whitfield, Catoosa, and Murray Counties.
  • $4 million construct a pedestrian pathway and bridge across Yahoola Creek at Lake Zwerner in Lumpkin County.
  • $8.2 million for a bridge replacement over Lake Creek Tributary in Polk County.
  • $48.9 million for operational, safety and efficiency improvements to the I-285/I-20 East Side Interchange in DeKalb County.
  • $460,460 for DeKalb County to reduce railroad crossing delays by developing a grade separation at the Constitution Road crossing on Norfolk Southern’s Atlanta Terminal subdivision, modifying the physical infrastructure around the right-of-way to allow safe passage from one side of the tracks to the other. This crossing is located near Norfolk Southern’s Atlanta facility and is blocked approximately 45 times a day.
  • $880,000 for Gwinnett County to conduct a study on three railroad crossings experiencing challenges with safety, traffic increases, and curved approaches to determine feasible construction alternatives.
  • $30 million for street safety improvements in Atlanta, including implementing safety upgrades like rectangular rapid-flashing beacons, pedestrian hybrid beacons, bicycle lanes, crosswalk lighting, roadway reconfiguration, medians, safe speed limits, edge lines, and enhanced delineation for horizontal curves at crash hot spots on the City’s high-injury network.
  • $2 million to support the City of Roswell’s planning project to connect the existing Big Creek Parkway Trail System under GA State Route 400 to Liberty Square Park and its surrounding communities through a new multi-use path. 
  • When the project is completed, it will unite the Liberty Square Neighborhood, long isolated by GA 400, with Roswell’s town center, the City of Alpharetta, and the greater Metro Atlanta area through the Big Creek Greenway
  • $25 million to upgrade and complete street improvements to North Avenue in Downtown Athens, from the intersection of North Avenue and Willow Street to just north of SR-10 at the intersection of Freeman Drive/Collins Industrial Boulevard.
  • $25 million for the Atlanta BeltLine to build a 2.2-mile network of multi-use trails in Northeast Atlanta between the Armour/Ottley and Lindbergh areas through the RAISE grant program.
  • For the first time, the Atlanta BeltLine trail will connect to a MARTA transit station (at Lindbergh Center), fulfilling the vision to connect with the region’s larger transportation network.
  • $10 million to install an elevated pedestrian and bicycle bridge across Lenox Road where it intersects Georgia 400 in the Buckhead area of Atlanta.
  • $825,000 for Henry County to test improved safety technology for their emergency vehicles.
  • $606,000 for Marietta schools to purchase 15 low-emission school buses.
  • $8.6 million for DeKalb County schools to purchase 25 low-emission school buses.
  • $3 million for the Atlanta Regional Commission to conduct demonstration activities to evaluate and improve safety of bike, pedestrian, and roadway infrastructure around schools.
  • $2.5 million to help expedite the cleanup of hazardous materials from the old Chattahoochee Brick Company site at Parrott Ave NW and Brick Plant Road NW, which operated a brick-making factory from 1878 to 2010.
  • $1.8 million for the City of Decatur to fund Complete Streets improvements along Scott Boulevard.
  • $1 million to plan and design pedestrian safety improvements near the intersection of US 29 and Harbor Lake in the City of Fairburn.
  • $1 million to design a new air traffic control tower at the Atlanta Regional Airport at Falcon Field.
  • $630,000 for UGA, in coordination with Athens-Clarke County, to plan safer streets upgrades that ensure pedestrian and commuter safety.
  • $240,000 for Bartow County to plan safer streets upgrades that ensure pedestrian and commuter safety.
  • $240,000 for the City of Cedartown to plan safer streets upgrades that ensure pedestrian and commuter safety.
  • $240,000 for the City of Chamblee to plan safer streets upgrades that ensure pedestrian and commuter safety.
  • $1,000,000 for the City of Clarkson to plan safer streets upgrades that ensure pedestrian and commuter safety.
  • $400,000 for Douglas County to plan safer streets upgrades that ensure pedestrian and commuter safety.
  • $315,480 for the City of Suwanee to plan safer streets upgrades that ensure pedestrian and commuter safety.
  • $160,000 for the City of Greensboro to plan safer streets upgrades that ensure pedestrian and commuter safety.
  • $200,000 for the City of Suwanee to plan safer streets upgrades that ensure pedestrian and commuter safety.
  • $200,000 for Henry County to plan safer streets upgrades that ensure pedestrian and commuter safety.
  • $400,000 for the City of East Point to plan safer streets upgrades that ensure pedestrian and commuter safety.
  • $400,000 for Newton County to plan safer streets upgrades that ensure pedestrian and commuter safety.
  • $248,000 for the City of Norcross to plan safer streets upgrades that ensure pedestrian and commuter safety.
  • $240,000 for the City of Union City to plan safer streets upgrades that ensure pedestrian and commuter safety.
  • $180,000 for the City of Chattahoochee Hills to plan safer streets upgrades that ensure pedestrian and commuter safety.
  • $163,200 for the City of LaFayette to plan safer streets upgrades that ensure pedestrian and commuter safety.
  • $160,000 for the City of Hartwell to plan safer streets upgrades that ensure pedestrian and commuter safety.
  • $160,000 for the Whitfield County to plan safer streets upgrades that ensure pedestrian and commuter safety.
  • $800,000 to plan safety and connectivity improvements along Hawthorne and Oglethorpe Avenues in Athens.

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