Beltline announces land purchase, groundbreaking for part of Northwest Trail

ATLANTA — Atlanta Mayor Andre Dickens and Atlanta Beltline President and CEO Clyde Higgs are set to speak at a groundbreaking ceremony on the Northwest Trail portion of the Beltline Thursday morning.

According to a release from the mayor’s office, the two Atlanta leaders will be discussing a land purchase needed to finish building the Northwest Trail Segment 2, part of the 22-mile loop that makes up the Beltline.

Additionally, Dickens and Higgs will be conducting the groundbreaking for Northwest Trail Segment 1.