MEDIA ADVISORY
March 25, 2024
MARTA, HARTSFIELD-JACKSON TO HOST JOINT PRESS
CONFERENCE ON RAIL STATION PROJECT
Airport Station to Temporarily Close for
Renovation April 8 - May 19
Shuttle Service Provided Between College Park
Station & Airport
ATLANTA – The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) will partner with Hartsfield- Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL) as it closes the Airport Station for six weeks from Monday, April 8 through Sunday, May 19. The closure will allow for the renovation of the concourse and platform levels of
the station.
MARTA
service will continue to and from ATL via a bus shuttle between College Park
Station and the North Terminal Lower Level (doors LN1 & LN2), located
downstairs from the North Baggage Claim area. Shuttles will run 22 hours a day,
from 4 a.m. to 2 a.m.
The joint press conference will outline the project and shuttle service.
MARTA General Manager and CEO Collie Greenwood will be joined by Airport General Manager Balram “B” Bheodari, MARTA Chief Capital Officer Carrie Rocha, and Atlanta City Councilmember and Transportation Committee Chair Byron Amos, as well as members of the Airport Station Project team.
After the program, members of the project team will be available to walk the site and provide additional details on the upcoming work, as well as demonstrate where to catch the shuttle.
WHAT: Airport Station Project Press Conference
WHEN: Friday, March 29
10 a.m.
WHERE: Hartsfield-Jackson
Atlanta International Airport
North entrance to Airport Station across from North Baggage Claim
WHO: Collie Greenwood, General Manager & CEO, MARTA
Balram “B” Bheodari, General Manager, Hartsfield-Jackson Airport
Carrie Rocha, Chief Capital Officer, MARTA
Byron Amos, Atlanta City Councilmember & Transportation Committee Chair
HOW: Take the MARTA Red or Gold Line south to Airport Station
RSVP:
media@itsmarta.com
During the temporary closure of Airport Station, MARTA will remove and replace floor tiles on the concourse and platform levels and prepare for the new canopy structure. Other planned improvements include replacement of ceilings and lighting, a new RideStore, full rehabilitation of the existing
elevator and installation of new elevator, a public art installation, replacement of all signage, and full renovation of employee spaces.
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