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Reviewing the TSPLOST choice on the primary ballot

A marker for the Trail Creek Bridge project.
Emma Auer
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WUGA
The Trail Creek Bridge near downtown Athens was funded by the 2017 TSPLOST and dedicated in 2023.

Voters will decide this Spring whether Athens-Clarke County will have the option to levy a new Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, or TSPLOST. Alex Sams is a local realtor and the Chair of the TSPLOST 2026 Advisory Committee.

That committee chose the projects that the special tax will fund if approved. Sams sat down with WUGA’s Emma Auer to discuss what exactly voters will be deciding when they cast their ballot this month.

TSPLOST 2026 projects can be viewed at athenstsplost.squarespace.com.

Emma Auer is an award-winning reporter who joined WUGA as a full-time producer in 2024. She is also a graduate student in UGA's Romance Languages Department, studying French and Spanish. She covers the breadth of Northeast Georgia stories, from Athens City Hall to Winterville farmers' markets. Emma's work has also been heard on Georgia Public Broadcasting.
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