Fulton County's transportation sales tax will continue for five more years after voters approved its renewal by just 3,866 votes on Nov. 3.

The unofficial count, reported by Alpharetta Now, was 129,283 in favor and 125,417 against, or 50.8% to 49.2%. All 257 precincts had reported as of Wednesday, Nov. 4. The figures come from the Georgia Secretary of State's results page and remain subject to county certification.

The renewal is projected to provide $71.6 million for Alpharetta and $44.2 million for Milton during the next collection cycle, from April 1, 2027, through March 31, 2032, according to Fulton County's revenue forecast. Those are collection estimates, not guaranteed construction budgets.

The measure continues the existing 0.75% Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax, or TSPLOST. It does not increase the tax rate. The tax applies in Fulton County outside Atlanta.

Both cities voted no

Alpharetta and Milton precincts opposed the measure even as it passed across the participating portion of Fulton County.

In 23 Alpharetta-coded precincts, the renewal lost 14,046 to 13,609, a margin of 437 votes. Milton-coded precincts recorded 9,727 no votes and 7,717 yes votes, giving the measure 44.2% support.

These are precinct-based approximations of each city's vote because precinct boundaries do not follow city limits exactly.

Roswell and Johns Creek precincts also voted no. Sandy Springs precincts favored renewal with 55.6% support, according to a precinct analysis by Johns Creek Now.

What Alpharetta gets

Alpharetta's county fact sheet lists approximately $60.9 million in Tier 1 projects and $10.7 million in Tier 2.

Citywide maintenance accounts for the largest Tier 1 allocation, approximately $30.9 million. Another $22.5 million supports pedestrian, bicycle and streetscape projects, including the Northwinds Alpha Loop, Brookside corridor enhancements and a north-side Kimball Bridge Road sidewalk.

Tier 1 also includes $3.5 million for Hembree Road between Wills Road and Morrison Parkway. Mansell Road improvements and the Clubhouse Drive–Douglas Road intersection share a $4 million allocation.

Tier 2 includes $3 million for the Charlotte mini-roundabout and Haynes Bridge Road–Mansell Road improvements, plus approximately $7.7 million for Alpha Loop sections and crossings and a Milton Avenue sidewalk.

The first two tiers together equal the city's estimated $71.6 million share at the forecast level of collections.

What Milton gets

Milton's project list includes approximately $37.6 million in Tier 1 projects.

That tier allocates $10 million each for bridges and maintenance, $11 million for operations and safety, $4 million for pedestrian and streetscape work, approximately $1.6 million for quick-response projects and $1 million for project management.

Tier 2 adds $4 million for operations and safety and approximately $2.6 million for pedestrian and streetscape projects. Together, the first two tiers equal Milton's estimated $44.2 million allocation.

The list identifies corridor and roundabout improvements, southeast Crabapple and the Deerfield Connector. It does not name individual bridges or assign separate amounts to every corridor and intersection.

Oversight and next steps

Countywide, the tax is expected to generate approximately $650 million over five years, Fulton County said Oct. 20.

The signed intergovernmental agreement requires annual audits and public reports detailing project costs, expenditures and completion schedules.

It also requires a 15-member citizens' oversight council to be created within 90 days of the Nov. 3 referendum, with one appointee from each participating city and one from the county.