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City Council moved a resolution to study a permanent Beltline bike lane, reigniting debate between trail safety and long‑planned light‑rail options.
Councilors will weigh nearly $40 million in design costs for two new Sandy Springs fire stations while reviewing a TSPLOST project list that could bring about $130 million to local projects.
Decatur officials are proposing a residential parking permit program to give neighbors priority and cut spillover. The City Commission will consider the draft on May 4.
GDOT contractors will close all lanes of I‑285 on Atlanta’s westside from 7 p.m. May 8 to 5 a.m. May 11 for concrete slab repairs. Expect major detours and delays.
A precautionary boil-water advisory covers Fairburn and South Fulton after a power outage at the Adamsville Pump Station; testing and flushing are underway.
The South Barrett Reliever bridge opened last week in Cobb County — a $62M project officials say could cut Barrett Parkway traffic by roughly 20% and add bike lanes and roundabouts.
A DOT study shows a three‑mile MLK Drive rebuild cut crashes sharply and — by the agency’s count — produced zero fatalities since the project finished in 2022.
Police activity closed multiple southbound I‑85 lanes near North Druid Hills in Brookhaven; a bomb squad was on scene and the exit ramp was blocked. Drivers were urged to use alternate routes.
A Midtown Alliance analysis counted about 2,197 crashes in Midtown in 2025, including 436 injury incidents, and flagged Peachtree, 14th and other corridors as hotspots.
Thunderstorms forced a ground stop at Hartsfield-Jackson on Tuesday morning, pausing departures until about 9 a.m. and triggering wide delays across the hub.
MARTA police ran full-scale emergency drills at West End with EMS and fire partners, testing suspicious-package, active-shooter and decontamination responses. The training included staged bus and drone scenarios.
Lawmakers approved HB 297, merging two state transit authorities into a new Georgia Transportation Efficiency Authority and changing who controls Atlanta‑area transit planning and federal funds.
Crews are replacing and reinforcing aging pipes near Mercedes‑Benz Stadium as Atlanta spends millions to avoid water outages during the FIFA World Cup.
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