Trail watch: Fresh BeltLine pavement spotted around Piedmont Park Josh Green Mon, 07/22/2024 - 15:27 Urbanists of Atlanta, rejoice: 25 years after the idea was initially hatched, the BeltLine’s multipurpose march through the heart of Piedmont Park has finally begun!
At multiple points around Midtown’s most famous greenspace, concrete slabs for the mainline, 22-mile BeltLine loop and two offshoot trails are now being poured.
The work is part of phase two of the Northeast Trail’s construction, the last missing piece before the ever-popular Eastside Trail links with other new BeltLine sections shooting north into Buckhead.
Construction of granite-clad walls and grading work is painting the picture of exactly where the BeltLine corridor will run through Piedmont Park in the unfinished section between Evelyn Street and Monroe Drive. An ADA-accessible ramp is also being installed between the trail and the park’s largest meadow areas.
Looking north toward Buckhead, a view of Northeast Trail construction Sunday from Piedmont Park's historic Park Drive Bridge. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
North of Park Tavern, a zigzagging concrete ramp is being installed to connect the BeltLine's Northeast Trail to Piedmont Park's main meadow. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Another section of Northeast Trail work, considered phase three, will reconfigure and implement safety measures where the BeltLine meets Monroe Drive. The intersection was shut down for a full week last month, and single-lane closures (on weekdays, between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.) to finalize sidewalk construction are scheduled to wrap up in September.
Key changes at the intersection call for a new 10th Street bike lane, a raised pedestrian crossing, and new traffic signals at Monroe Drive and Kanuga Street.
Meanwhile, Piedmont Park’s Clear Creek bridge closed a few weeks ago, restricting some access to the popular gravel pathway (and interim BeltLine trail) that runs along the eastern side of the Midtown greenspace.
The gravel trail—referred to as the “Transit Trail” in BeltLine communications—will remain open to the public in largely the same state once construction of the BeltLine’s mainline trail is finished through Piedmont Park. The paved trail section will sit below the gravel trail and be separated by “dense planting,” a BeltLine rep recently told Urbanize Atlanta.
Construction on new stairs and a pathway connection immediately south of the Park Drive Bridge. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
The section of the Northeast Trail in question is scheduled to open in late fall, per ABI. Atlanta BeltLine Inc.
The bridge closure and refurbishment follow the completion of Segment 1, Phase 1 of the Northeast Trail earlier this year, which marked the first completed new BeltLine project to debut across the city in 2024.
As for the wooden Clear Creek bridge, a construction team is refurbishing the structure with a new boardwalk walkway and wooden handrails and replacing large timbers. That work is expected to last for another few weeks.
According to BeltLine officials, the Northeast Trail work through Piedmont Park and the connection to the Eastside Trail remain on schedule to be finished this fall.
Find more context—and a preview of what’s to come—in the gallery above.
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Looking north toward Buckhead, a view of Northeast Trail construction Sunday from Piedmont Park's historic Park Drive Bridge. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Progress of concrete slab pours on the next Northeast Trail section as of Sunday. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
North of Park Tavern, a zigzagging concrete ramp is being installed to connect the BeltLine's Northeast Trail to Piedmont Park's main meadow. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Where ramp work currently ends. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Looking south from the Park Drive Bridge, how the popular gravel interim pathway (at left) relates to the mainline BeltLine corridor.Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
How construction grading and wall work is coming together in the Northeast Trail corridor. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Where the gravel path meets the future Northeast Trail today. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Construction on new stairs and a pathway connection immediately south of the Park Drive Bridge. Josh Green/Urbanize Atlanta
Bike lanes, plaza, and BeltLine street crossing plans in the works for where the Eastside Trail meets Monroe Drive. Atlanta BeltLine Inc.
How the Northeast Trail will travel through Piedmont Park to Monroe Drive, with Park Tavern shown at left. Atlanta BeltLine Inc.
View over the new crossing from near Park Tavern to the current Eastside Trail. Atlanta BeltLine Inc.
Overview of planned changes, with Piedmont Park and Park Tavern shown at right. Atlanta BeltLine Inc.
The section of the Northeast Trail in question is scheduled to open in late fall, per ABI. Atlanta BeltLine Inc.
Subtitle Segments of Northeast Trail to provide link between existing BeltLine sections in coming months
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