MARTA will resume the long-delayed Five Points Station renovation project on May 17, which will mean a detour of Downtown bus routes.
The controversial project has been on hold since last summer after city leaders lambasted the plan, especially the pedestrian entrances and exits to Five Points Station during the upcoming 2026 World Cup matches.
Last month, the City of Atlanta announced it had granted MARTA a demolition permit to begin deconstruction of the concrete canopy covering the station. Future phases include building a new transparent canopy, improving the centralized bus hub and pedestrian connection to Broad Street, and incorporating community spaces, public art, and agriculture.
In a press release, MARTA said street-level station and elevator access, as well as bus access, will be maintained on Forsyth Street. Rail service and transfers will not impacted and will operate as scheduled.
BUS SERVICE IMPACTS BEGINNING MAY 17:
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.
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.
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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