Built Environment
A Sustainable Brookhaven strives to improve and uphold building standards, enhance transportation effectiveness, ensure reliable public utilities, and increase accessibility to structures and infrastructure in the community.
2024 COMMITMENTS
CONTINUE ANNUAL BUDGET FOR SIDEWALK ADA COMPLIANCE AND CAPITAL MAINTENANCE
Funding Amount: $50,000
Responsible Department: Public Works
Physical accessibility around the City should be ensured for all persons to participate in civic life. The City has performed a sidewalk assessment to identify deficiencies in accessibility and continues to dedicate an annual budget focused on ADA compliance and capital maintenance. This annual capital project is in addition to the sidewalk emergency repair funding in the operating budget.
CONTINUE STREET SWEEPER PROGRAM
Funding Amount: Continuation Funding
Responsible Department: Public Works
The City acquired a street sweeper in 2023 and in 2024, the Department will work to develop an annual citywide street sweeping program schedule and standards utilizing internal City resources and the City owned / leased street sweeper in 2024. Municipal street sweeping programs provide improved roadway safety, environmental quality, stormwater system protection, and aesthetics.
COMPLETE DESIGN OF I-85 VEHICULAR BRIDGE (SSD2022.07)
Prior Funding Amount: $875,000
Responsible Department: Public Works
This project proposes to construct a vehicular flyover bridge over I-85 to provide an additional / alternative route to North Druid Hills Road in accessing the southern part of the City. It would also provide a second vehicular access point to Emory University's Executive Park Campus. In addition to alleviating traffic congestion on North Druids Hills Road and providing redundancy in the road network, it would improve accessibility for emergency vehicles in the southern part of the City. It is anticipated the vehicular flyover bridge would be integrated with any future transit improvements on Buford Highway. This initial funding is for traffic analysis, design, and engineering.
CONTINUE PEACHTREE CREEK GREENWAY DESIGN
Prior Funding Amount: $2,937,850
Responsible Department: Public Works
The Peachtree Creek Greenway Master Plan coalesces the desires of Brookhaven residents, City and DeKalb County officials, local businesses, and non-profits to realize the development of a multi-purpose linear park along the North Fork of Peachtree Creek from Brookhaven’s southern 2024 Adopted Budget 126 City of Brookhaven, GA limit with the City of Atlanta to its northern limit with the City of Chamblee. Phase I of the Greenway was completed in December 2019, Phase II was authorized for right-of-way acquisition in 2023, and, in 2024, design work will continue on Phase III.
COMPLETE CONSTRUCTION OF BRIARWOOD ROAD MULTIUSE PATH (MUP)
Prior Funding Amount: $615,000
Responsible Department: Public Works
This project includes right-of-way acquisition for the addition of multiuse path along Briarwood Road between N. Druid Hills Road and Buford Highway (infill) where additional right-of-way is required. Construction of an intersection improvement project at Buford Highway and Briarwood Road was completed in 2023. Additionally, design of the multiuse path at the intersection of N. Druid Hills Road and Briarwood Road along the frontage of the Brookhaven United Methodist Church will be finalized.
COMPLETE DESIGN OF SPECIAL SERVICE DISTRICT MULTIUSE PATH (MUP) PROJECTS
Prior Funding Amount: $4,064,716
Responsible Department: Public Works
The Special Service District (SSD) is a property tax millage rate dedicated to the specific list of capital improvement projects. The SSD millage rate applies to all commercial and exempt property in the City of Brookhaven and does not apply to properties that have a homestead exemption. A list of 15 initial projects were adopted as part of the SSD in 2022. In 2023, Public Works began the design of nine SSD projects with a goal of commencing construction on at least three of the projects in 2024, depending on funding availability. This includes multiuse path projects on Ashford Dunwoody Road, Dresden Drive, Apple Valley Road, and North Druid Hills Road (Sylvan Circle to Apple Valley Road). Details on these projects can be found on the City website here: https://www.BrookhavenGA.gov/publicworks/page/special-services-district-ssd
COMPLETE POPLAR CREEK SUBBASIN STUDY
Prior Funding Amount: $98,400
Responsible Department: Public Works
The area around Poplar Creek has been identified for long-term drainage improvements. The Public Works Department will complete a study to determine potential mitigation measures. The study area has been extended to include the subbasin down to the confluence with North Fork Peachtree Creek Tributary A. This project will be phased and funded from the Stormwater Fund. UPGRADE STORMWATER CORRUGATED PIPE Prior Funding Amount: TBD Responsible Department: Public Works The Public Works Department has addressed several emergency stormwater pipe repairs in recent years due to a system of aging corrugated pipe. In 2024, the Department will continue efforts to replace existing corrugated metal pipe within City right-of-way with reinforced concrete pipe. It is anticipated that there will be a debt issuance within the Stormwater Utility Fund to begin a multi-year effort to complete this project.
PAVING PROGRAM IMPLEMENTATION
Prior Funding Amount: $12,000,000
Responsible Department: Public Works
In 2023, a paving analysis update and recommended project list was developed. During 2024, the Public Works Department will work to complete year one of a three-year paving program by August 1st. The program will be supported with SPLOST II funding through a referendum approved in November 2023. The 2024 pavement management project will issue an RFP for three years of paving (2024-2026) to take advantage of volume pricing and to secure vendors. Details on the list of streets adopted for paving in 2024 can be found in the Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) chapter of this budget document.
