Atlanta primed to receive federal infrastructure funds

Although the City of Atlanta has not received an estimate for its portion of the $12.3 billion infrastructure funding planned for Georgia, but U.S. Rep. Nikema Williams has promised that Atlanta will get its fair share.

• That will include a $1.7 billion investment in Georgia’s bridges and $158.6 million for its water infrastructure and lead pipe replacements.

Hartsfield–Jackson International Airport will receive $92.5 million to maintain its efficiency, in addition to $6 million for improvements to sewer systems in the adjacent southeast Lakewood Heights neighborhood.

Atlanta also plans to leverage funding to support job training opportunities for residents who want to help renovate its streets and bridges, including:

• the heavily-used Marietta Road bridge, adjacent to the North Avenue ATLDOT facility
• Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway, described as one of the city’s most dangerous roadways for the last three decades.