# North Springs (North Line Extension) {#north-springs-north-line-extension .Title-1}

## Atlanta, Georgia {#atlanta-georgia .Title-2}

(November 2003)

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# Description

The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has constructed
a 2.3-mile, two-station heavy rail extension of the North Line from
north of the Dunwoody Station to North Springs. The extension, with
stations at Sandy Springs and North Springs, connects with the North
Line segment from Buckhead to Dunwoody Station, which opened in June
1996. The North Line Extension serves the rapidly growing area north of
Atlanta, including Perimeter Center and north Fulton County. The project
includes 56 vehicles and a parking deck at each new station. The North
Springs Station has direct access to the adjacent expressway (GA 400)
via dedicated vehicular access ramps. Daily ridership on the rail
extension in 2005 is estimated at 33,000 riders, including 11,000 new
riders.

The total project cost under the amended FFGA is \$463.18 million. The
Section 5309 New Starts funding share for this project is \$370.54
million.

# Status

On April 11, 1991, the Final Environmental Impact Statement was
completed and the Record of Decision was issued on August 6, 1991. In
December 1994, MARTA and FTA entered into an FFGA for the extension from
Dunwoody through North Springs.

Section 3030(d)(2) of TEA-21 further authorized FTA to amend the 1994
FFGA for project scope changes, including the purchase of the 28
additional rapid rail cars from amounts authorized by the Intermodal
Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991. The expanded scope
requirements were needed to address the increases in estimated service
levels and station parking enhancements, as well as right-of-way impacts
stemming from the proposed widening of the adjacent GA 400 limited
access highway. The 1994 FFGA was amended on March 2, 2000, with a
Section 5309 New Starts funding commitment of \$370.54 million and a
revenue operations date of December 31, 2000. Revenue operations began
on December 16, 2000.

TEA-21 Section 3030(a)(3) authorized the Atlanta-North Line Extension
for final design and construction. Through FY 2003, a total of \$370.19
million in Section 5309 New Starts funds has been provided to the
project.

+-----------------------+---------------+------------------------------+
| # **Reported in Year  |               |                              |
| of Expenditure Dollar |               |                              |
| s** {#reported-in-yea |               |                              |
| r-of-expenditure-doll |               |                              |
| ars .Table-Heading-1} |               |                              |
+-----------------------+---------------+------------------------------+
| **[Source of          | **Total       | **[Appropriations to         |
| Funds]{.underline}**  | Funding       | Date]{.underline}**          |
|                       | [(million)]{  |                              |
|                       | .underline}** |                              |
+-----------------------+---------------+------------------------------+
| **Federal:**          | \$370.54      | \$370.18 million             |
|                       |               | appropriated through FY 2003 |
| Section 5309 New      |               |                              |
| Starts                |               |                              |
|                       |               |                              |
| FFGA Commitment       |               |                              |
+-----------------------+---------------+------------------------------+
| **Local:**            | \$ 92.64      |                              |
|                       |               |                              |
| Regional Sales Tax    |               |                              |
+-----------------------+---------------+------------------------------+
| **TOTAL**             | **\$463.18**  |                              |
+-----------------------+---------------+------------------------------+
| **NOTE:** Sum of      |               |                              |
| figures may differ    |               |                              |
| from total as listed  |               |                              |
| due to rounding.      |               |                              |
|                       |               |                              |
| Section 3030(d)(2) of |               |                              |
| TEA-21 authorizes FTA |               |                              |
| funding for project   |               |                              |
| scope changes. These  |               |                              |
| changes were          |               |                              |
| reflected in a scope  |               |                              |
| amendment to the      |               |                              |
| North Line Extension  |               |                              |
| FFGA. The cost of the |               |                              |
| enhancements is       |               |                              |
| included in the       |               |                              |
| funding totals        |               |                              |
| displayed above.      |               |                              |
+-----------------------+---------------+------------------------------+

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