The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority celebrated the re-opening of its Airport Station on Monday following a six-week closure as part of a multi-million-dollar station update.
The $55 million upgrade to the station connected to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport is part of a systemwide, roughly $1 billion multi-year Station Rehabilitation Program initiative to overhaul all 38 stations. The transit agency is paying for the upgrades using State of Good Repair Funds from its capital budget.
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A Red Line MARTA train prepares to depart the Airport Station on Monday, May 20, 2024. (Photo by Todd DeFeo/The DeFeo Groupe)
A MARTA train waits to departthe Airport Station on Monday, May 20, 2024, the day the station reopened following a six-week closure. (Photo by Todd DeFeo/The DeFeo Groupe)
A MARTA train arrives at the Airport Station on Monday, May 20, 2024, the day the station reopened following a six-week closure. (Photo by Todd DeFeo/The DeFeo Groupe)
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