The Alpharetta City Council recently approved contracts to create a major section of the Alpha Loop that will provide a missing link to the North Point area and Big Creek Greenway.

At an Aug. 17 meeting, council members approved a $15.9 million, 18.5-month design-build contract with Reeves Young for an approximately 1-mile trail section from Encore Parkway to Morrison Lake at Haynes Bridge Road.

About 6 miles of the Alpha Loop have been completed.