A relatively short but important leg of the Atlanta BeltLine loop that will stitch together numerous neighborhoods west of downtown has recently made significant progress.

Atlanta BeltLine Inc. reports that all five bridges along the forthcoming Westside Trail Segment 4 have seen steel framework installed, with concrete also poured on four them.

Meanwhile, the 1.3-mile trail section has been paved from where it currently ends at Lena Street (alongside the Washington Park greenspace) up to its first of several elevated sections in blocks north of there. All walls needed for Segment 4 have also been poured, according to BeltLine officials.

Once finished, Segment 4 will connect Washington Park up to Bankhead and Historic Westin Heights, creating the longest BeltLine section to date—6.5 miles—in conjunction with the rest of the Westside Trail, the connector trail that shoots out of downtown, and the Southside Trail’s first finished segment.

Steel handrails being installed on an elevated leg of Segment 4 last week. via Atlanta BeltLine Inc.

Scope of the Westside Trail section in question (circled in red) with completed BeltLine sections around it. Atlanta BeltLine Inc.

Along with bridges and a 14-foot-wide concrete pathway, Segment 4 will include a fiber duct bank, vertical connections to neighborhood streets, security cameras, and lighting, alongside storm drainage and management systems that include green infrastructure.

With its elevated pathways and new bridges, the project has been described by BeltLine leaders as especially complex.  

BeltLine officials also reported in recent days the project’s fiber duct bank is finished between Lena Street and Washington Manor Drive—a little less than hallway toward its full length—and that stone walls under the Donald Lee Hollowell Parkway underpass are being installed now.  

Looking south toward Washington Park, where steel handrail sections were being installed along the Westside Trail a week ago. via Atlanta BeltLine Inc.

The north-south trail section, situated directly west of Midtown and downtown, will incorporate a section of historic rail bed called the Kudzu Trail. In places, it will include views to downtown landmarks such as Mercedes-Benz Stadium over the roofs and treetops.

According to BeltLine officials, Segment 4 remains on pace to open next summer.

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