Bus detours begin May 17 for MARTA Five Points station renovation

A rendering of the revamped Five Points MARTA Station Courtesy MARTA MARTA will resume the renovation project at Five Points Station with the detour of downtown bus routes starting Saturday May In addition MARTA closed customer services and amenities restrooms MARTA Police Precinct RideStore lost and detected reduced fare office MARTA Realm soccer field on Friday May During deconstruction street-level station and elevator access as well as bus access will be maintained on Forsyth Street Rail amenity and transfers are not impacted and will operate as scheduled BUS PROVISION IMPACTS BEGINNING SATURDAY MAY The following routes will stop at Five Points on Forsyth Street Martin Luther King Jr Drive Auburn Avenue Peachtree Street Downtown Atlanta University Center Memorial Drive McDonough Boulevard Jonesboro Road Glenwood Rainbow Road Drive South DeKalbThree bus routes will be detoured to maintain organization to Downtown and no longer stop at Five Points Marietta Street Perry Boulevard Pryor Road North Highland AvenueThe following routes will terminate at Georgia State Station Memorial Drive Pryor Road McDonough Boulevard Jonesboro Road Glenwood Rainbow Road Drive South DeKalbThe following routes will terminate at King Memorial Station Marietta Street Perry Boulevard Atlanta University Center Old Fourth WardThe following direction will terminate at Civic Center Station North Highland AvenueBus routes operated by regional transit partners CobbLinc Ride Gwinnett and Xpress will run as scheduled This first phase of the project includes the deconstruction and removal of the concrete canopy Future phases include building a new canopy improving the centralized bus hub and pedestrian connection to Broad Street and incorporating area spaces society art and agriculture The project will cost approximately million and is funded primarily through the More MARTA Atlanta half-penny sales tax with million from the state of Georgia and a million Federal RAISE Grant with remaining promotion from the MARTA core penny Visit MARTA for more information The post Bus detours begin May for MARTA Five Points station renovation appeared first on Rough Draft Atlanta