Atlanta to spend an additional $12M on roads across the city | State

The legislation amends the fiscal 2024 budget to move $12 million to the Atlanta Department of Transportation. The city will pull $3 million from the non-departmental unrestricted reserves and $9 million in interest proceeds from the Series 2015 General Obligation Public Improvement Infrastructure bonds.

City officials plan to use bond interest proceeds before money from the Uncommitted Fund Balance and expect to allocate roughly $1 million per city council district.

Plans call for the city to resurface streets, improve crosswalks, make Americans with Disabilities Act repairs and upgrade and repair sidewalks throughout the city.

The “Atlanta City Council unanimously adopted legislation sponsored by every member of Council to authorize $12 million, in addition to the administration’s proposed ATLDOT budget, for much-needed resurfacing and safety improvements,” District 9 Council member Dustin Hillis said in a statement. “With the passage of this legislation, the City Council has funded more resurfacing projects this fiscal year than it has in over a decade.”