ATLANTA – Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) trains will temporarily skip Brookhaven Station from Oct. 7 to Nov. 15 so construction crews can replace the 40-year-old pavers on the rail station platform.
Because there is no track work associated with this project, trains can travel through the station without stopping. Rail service on the Gold Line will otherwise operate as scheduled.
“The pavers on the platform at Brookhaven are in poor condition,” MARTA General Manager and CEO Collie Greenwood said. “We’ve repaired them as best we can over the years but it’s time to replace them before it becomes a safety hazard for our customers and creates accessibility challenges getting on and off the train.”
MARTA will provide bus shuttle service between Brookhaven and Lenox Station to the south and Brookhaven and Chamblee Station to the north. Local bus service (Routes 8, 25, 47, 110) will run as scheduled.
MARTA officials said the six-week skip stop at Brookhaven reduces the construction timeline by almost two years and decreases project costs by $9 million.
