SANDY SPRINGS, Ga. — Construction to extend the PATH400 multi-use trail is scheduled to begin this year, after the Sandy Springs City Council approved two agreements with Atlanta Jan. 2.
The extension of the multi-use trail, which runs from Loridans Drive in Atlanta to Johnson Ferry Road in Sandy Springs, requires cooperation from both cities to complete.
As construction at Ga. 400 and I-285 wraps up, work to extend the existing 5.1-mile path to the interchange can begin.
The path will primarily be built within the Georgia Department of Transportations right-of-way along Ga. 400, which has served as a staging ground for equipment used for the upgraded interchange.
The extension will connect Sandy Springs residents to Buckhead and will also provide access to proposed paths on Peachtree Dunwoody Road and Mount Vernon Highway.
Sandy Springs and Fulton County voters approved the PATH400 project in the Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax referendums passed in 2016 and renewed in 2021, according to the city’s website.
At the Jan. 2 meeting, the Sandy Springs City Council first approved an amendment to the original May 2019 agreement with Atlanta for the design of the PATH400 multi-use trail.
The agreement between the cities hit a snag when a Sandy Springs contractor requested additional funds for final design in January 2023.
According to the project framework agreement, the PATH400 extension requires 20 percent of local funding from Atlanta and Sandy Springs to match the 80 percent of federal funding from the Georgia Department of Transportation.
While GDOT plays a large role in the project, engineers with Heath & Lineback also provide design and construction services for the Sandy Springs portion of the PATH400 extension.
The amendment calls for Atlanta to reimburse Sandy Springs $17,457.28 for additional cost…
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