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8/17/2011
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Atlanta regional transportation group drafts project list for voter referendum
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On Monday, the Atlanta Regional Transportation Roundtable’s Executive Committee recommended a draft list of $6.1 billion in transportation projects that would be partially funded by a penny sales tax per a referendum to come before voters next year.
The list, which outlines regional projects planned for the next 10 years, includes several proposed transit projects, including the $1.5 billion Atlanta beltline streetcar circulator and trail; $600 million Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) state-of-good-repair program and station enhancements; $792 million MARTA East heavy-rail line extension; and $1 billion Clifton rail corridor proposal for phases 1A, 1B and 1C.
The committee whittled the proposed projects list from $22 billion worth of projects. The full roundtable is scheduled to consider the list for approval on Oct. 15. Public hearings are scheduled throughout the region in September.
The list, which outlines regional projects planned for the next 10 years, includes several proposed transit projects, including the $1.5 billion Atlanta beltline streetcar circulator and trail; $600 million Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) state-of-good-repair program and station enhancements; $792 million MARTA East heavy-rail line extension; and $1 billion Clifton rail corridor proposal for phases 1A, 1B and 1C.
The committee whittled the proposed projects list from $22 billion worth of projects. The full roundtable is scheduled to consider the list for approval on Oct. 15. Public hearings are scheduled throughout the region in September.
