FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 3, 2025
MARTA FIVE POINTS TRANSFORMATION PROJECT RESUMES MAY 17, 2025, WITH BUS ROUTE DETOURS
ATLANTA – The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) will resume the transformation project at Five Points Station on May 17, 2025, with the detour of downtown bus routes. The dates and details of other customer impacts such as the closure of the Alabama
Street, Broad Street Plaza, and Peachtree Street station entrances and the relocation of station offices will be shared once finalized.
During
deconstruction, street-level station and elevator access, as well as bus access
will be maintained on Forsyth Street. Rail service
and transfers are not impacted and will operate as scheduled.
MARTA is transforming Five Points Station into a vibrant city center with improved transit connectivity, increased safety, and enhanced customer amenities. The first phase of the project, the deconstruction of the concrete canopy, was paused last summer for additional planning to ensure continued
station access.
BUS SERVICE IMPACTS BEGINNING MAY 17, 2025:
The following
routes will stop at Five Points on Forsyth Street:
- 3 – Martin Luther King Jr. Drive/Auburn Avenue
- 40 – Peachtree Street/Downtown
- 813 – Atlanta University Center
- 21 – Memorial Drive
- 49 – McDonough Boulevard
- 55 – Jonesboro Road
- 107 – Glenwood
- 186 – Rainbow Road Drive/South DeKalb
Three bus routes
will be detoured to maintain service to Downtown and no longer stop at Five
Points:
- 26 – Marietta Street/Perry Boulevard
- 42 – Pryor Road
- 816 – North Highland Avenue
The following
routes will terminate at Georgia State Station:
- 21 – Memorial Drive
- 42 – Pryor Road
- 49 – McDonough Boulevard
- 55 – Jonesboro Road
- 107 – Glenwood
- 186 – Rainbow Road Drive/South DeKalb
The following
routes will terminate at King
Memorial Station:
- 26 – Marietta Street/Perry Boulevard
- 813 – Atlanta University Center
- 899 – Old Fourth Ward
The following
route will terminate at Civic
Center Station:
- 816 – North Highland Avenue
Bus routes operated by regional transit partners CobbLinc, Ride Gwinnett, and Xpress will run as scheduled.
RAIL STATION IMPACT DETAILS TO BE ANNOUNCED SOON.
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 community spaces, public art, and agriculture.
The project will cost approximately $230 million and is funded primarily through the More MARTA Atlanta half-penny sales tax, with $13.8 million from the state of Georgia, and a $25 million Federal RAISE Grant, with remaining support from the MARTA core penny.
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The MARTA media team will provide more information in the coming weeks. Email
media@itsmarta.com with questions.