Six months into construction at the Moreland Avenue and Arkwright Place junction, the spot that is supposed to finally stitch the PATH Foundation’s Eastside Trolley Trail into the Atlanta BeltLine is still a hard-hat zone and a daily headache for people on foot and bike. State records indicate crews have completed only about one quarter of the work, so trail users are still pushed into vehicular traffic at times. Planners say the overhaul will install medians, cut some turning options and add a signalized crossing that is meant to calm the chaos and make the corridor safer for everyone.
According to the Georgia Department of Transportation's project dashboard, the SR-42/US-23 at Arkwright Place contract is roughly 25.55% complete and lists F. S. Scarbrough, LLC as the construction contractor. Georgia Department of Transportation describes the work as a reconstruction that will convert the intersection into a right-in and right-out configuration and add a signalized pedestrian crossing.
A contractor listing used by builders and municipal staff shows a targeted completion date of October 31, 2026, a tight window if crews are to finish major paving, median and signal work on schedule. ConstructConnect records that October completion date on the CS-2115 project listing.
What GDOT Is Building
GDOT’s plans call for a long raised median on Moreland to block left turns, along with a grassy median on Arkwright Place that will stop cars from continuing west into Reynoldstown. The conversion to right-in and right-out movements is designed to reduce conflict points, while new shared-use path approaches will tie into a signalized crossing for pedestrians and bicyclists. Renderings and project notes on the state’s project page describe the footprint of the medians and crosswalks in more detail.
Trail Users Still Detouring
For now, those upgrades are still on paper for anyone trying to use the Eastside Trolley Trail. Ongoing closures mean trail users currently have to weave into vehicle traffic on Arkwright Place, according to recent local coverage and photos from the site. Observers and transportation advocates have also suggested that the final crossing could use a HAWK, or high-intensity activated crosswalk, beacon placed directly across Moreland, although officials have not publicly confirmed any revised crossing location. Urbanize Atlanta has documented the current construction and the disruption to the trail.
Why It Matters
Finishing this piece will close a long-running gap between Kirkwood and the BeltLine’s Eastside Trail and create a safer, more continuous route for people who are not driving, a goal long championed by PATH and neighborhood planners. The City of Atlanta’s project page lays out the Eastside Trolley Line Trail concept and the intended connections that this intersection work is supposed to complete. City of Atlanta and PATH officials say the linkage will improve off-street options for walking and biking once the medians, crossings and path approaches are in place.
