MARTA FIVE POINTS TRANSFORMATION PROJECT RESUMES MAY 17, 2025

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
April 16, 2025

MARTA FIVE POINTS TRANSFORMATION PROJECT RESUMES MAY 17, 2025

ATLANTA – The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) will resume the transformation project at Five Points Station with the detour of downtown bus routes on May 17 and the relocation of customer services such as the RideStore, Lost & Found, and Reduced Fare office on June 6.

The details of other impacts such as the closure of the Alabama Street, Broad Street Plaza, and Peachtree Street station entrances and the temporary location of customer services 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.

CUSTOMER SERVICES IMPACT BEGINNING JUNE 6, 2025.
The following offices will temporarily re-locate (location details to be shared soon):
MARTA Police precinct
RideStore
Lost & Found
Reduced Fare
MARTA HOPE

The following amenities will temporarily close:
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
StationSoccer field
Community garden
MARTA Market
Information booth
Tunnel to federal building

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.

Visit MARTA for more information. Email media@itsmarta.com with questions.

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Stephany Fisher

Sr. Director of Communications

470-419-9216