MARTA resumes $230M Five Points Station overhaul: What this means to riders

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04-04-2025

The Brief
Construction on Five Points Station resumes on May 17, focusing on transforming it into a "vibrant city center" with improved connectivity, safety, and amenities.
Major downtown bus route detours will occur, with several MARTA routes rerouted or terminating at different stations to accommodate construction.
The project is funded by the More MARTA Atlanta half-penny sales tax, $13.8 million from Georgia, and a $25 million federal RAISE Grant.
ATLANTA - The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority will resume construction on its $230 million transformation of Five Points Station on May 17.
This will trigger major downtown bus route detours.
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What we know
The long-anticipated overhaul, paused last summer for further planning, begins with the deconstruction and removal of the station's concrete canopy. The project aims to turn Atlanta's busiest transit hub into a "vibrant city center" with upgraded connectivity, enhanced safety, and new customer amenities.
What They're Saying
"During deconstruction, street-level station and elevator access, as well as bus access, will be maintained on Forsyth Street," MARTA said in a statement. "Rail service and transfers are not impacted and will operate as scheduled."
What you can do
Starting May 17, several MARTA routes will be rerouted or will terminate at different stations to accommodate construction activity:
Routes stopping 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
Routes detoured from Five Points:
26 – Marietta Street/Perry Boulevard
42 – Pryor Road
816 – North Highland Avenue
New Termination Points:
Georgia State Station:21, 42, 49, 55, 107, 186
King Memorial Station:26, 813, 899 – Old Fourth Ward
Civic Center Station:816
Bus routes operated by regional partners CobbLinc, Ride Gwinnett, and Xpress will continue to run on their normal schedules.
Details on rail station entrance closures (Alabama Street, Broad Street Plaza, and Peachtree Street) and office relocations will be shared when finalized.
Dig deeper
Beyond the canopy demolition, future phases of the Five Points project include construction of a new canopy, improvements to the centralized bus hub, a pedestrian corridor to Broad Street, and the addition of community spaces, public art, and even urban agriculture.
The project is funded primarily through the More MARTA Atlanta half-penny sales tax, along with $13.8 million from the state of Georgia and a $25 million federal RAISE Grant.
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The Source
The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority provided the details for this article.