Council removes Love Street railroad crossing from T-SPLOST list, frees $500,000 for pedestrian-bridge planning

The Stockbridge City Council unanimously voted to remove a proposed Love Street railroad crossing from the T‑SPLOST 1 project list after staff warned that the crossing could jeopardize a quiet-rail designation the city had negotiated with Norfolk Southern and could duplicate a planned pedestrian bridge along the corridor.

"My suggestion would be just to remove that from the project list for now," project manager Brandon Rogers said, noting that the crossing had $500,000 allocated in T‑SPLOST 1 and that GDOT's pedestrian-bridge planning could provide connectivity without sacrificing the quiet zone. Council members said the pedestrian bridge may be a better long-term approach and that the Love Street allocation could be reprioritized once bridge designs and estimates are available.

Council voted to remove the item from the T‑SPLOST list and asked staff to coordinate with GDOT and Norfolk Southern on the bridge planning; staff said federal, state and congressional funding sources could be explored to support the pedestrian link.