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MARTA has resumed the Five Points Transformation Project with station impacts scheduled to begin at 5 p.m. on Friday, June 6, with the closing and relocation of customer service offices.
Station amenities such as restrooms and three station entrances will close at the end of service on June 6, according to a press release.
Five Points Station entrances at Alabama Street, Broad Street Plaza, and Peachtree Street will also close at the end of service on June 6. Street-level station and elevator access will be maintained on Forsyth Street. Rail service and transfers are not impacted and will operate as scheduled, according to the transit agency.
CUSTOMER SERVICES IMPACTS BEGINNING JUNE 6:
The following offices will close at 5 p.m. on Friday, June 6, and relocate:
- Lost & Found
- Reduced Fare
- Services available at the Reduced Fare office located at MARTA headquarters at 2424 Piedmont Road NE, Atlanta, 8:30 a.m. – 5 p.m. (across from Lindbergh Center Station)
- RideStore
- Located at Sandy Springs Station
- RideStore available at Airport Station
- MARTA Police precinct
- Eventually relocated to Ashby Station
- MPD will continue to patrol Five Points Station
- MARTA HOPE
The following amenities will close at the end of service on Friday, June 6:
- Restrooms – Nearby restroom access:
- GWCC/CNN Center (Westbound): SMART restrooms with remote access
- Peachtree Center (Northbound): Restrooms on north concourse level
- Georgia State (Eastbound): Restrooms on lower concourse level
- West End (Southbound): Restrooms on lower concourse level
- MARTA Market
- StationSoccer
- Tunnel to federal building
Commuters should also remember that bus service to Five Points was also altered in May. You can see the list of changes and new routes at this link.
The first phase of the Five Points 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 community spaces, public art, and agriculture.
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