Atlanta’s plan to invest $750 million in the city’s infrastructure and economy is running behind, according to a recent audit.
The money was approved by voters in 2022 and is scheduled to go to more than 200 projects over five years.
The plan approved by the city council called for the first “batch” of 94 projects to get “activated” in 2023.
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“Activation of a project that’s basically hitting some numbers and keys on a computer assigning a project manager, making sure the money is there,” Councilman Dustin Hillis said.
The city’s transportation heard the analysis of the audit during a Jan. 17 meeting . The audit revealed that many of the projects slated to begin in 2023 had not been activated.
On Jan. 22, council members received the most recent information about the status of 2023 projects.
Those numbers showed improvement, but still showed that ATL DOT had not started 19 of its 56 projects, and only 12 were past the “activation” phase.