FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 14, 2017
MARTA
Launches “Vertical Transportation” Modernization Program at West Lake, Hamilton
E. Holmes and West End Stations Beginning June 19
ATLANTA — Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) is launching an ongoing initiative to overhaul its vertical transportation system – elevators and escalators –beginning with West Lake Station elevators on June 19. Elevator upgrades will continue at Hamilton E.
Holmes Station on June 21 and West End on June 26. Also on June 26, two escalators at Peachtree Center will be closed for upgrades. During renovations, elevators will be out for up to eight weeks and escalators up to 16 weeks.
Customers can use the escalators or stairs instead of the elevators. Customers requiring the use of an elevator, such as riders using wheelchairs, scooters, walkers, strollers, or traveling with luggage and heavy packages, should follow the below detour instructions. These detours follow the same protocol used during
any MARTA elevator outages, so they are familiar to many customers.
West
Lake
– June 19: Elevator serving the westbound platform (Customers using the
eastbound platform are not impacted at this time.)
- Arriving by westbound train:
- Arriving by bus/Mobility/car/on foot
and transferring to westbound train:
- Take an eastbound train one stop to Ashby, then switch to a westbound train to continue your journey.
H.E.
Holmes (End
of the line) – June 21: Elevator serving the westbound platform (Customers
using the eastbound platform are not impacted at this time.)
-
Arriving by train traveling
westbound:
- All other modes of arrival: N/A (end of the line station)
- [NOTE: All trains will use the eastbound platform during H.E. Holmes’ elevator renovation. The H.E. Holmes westbound platform will not be in service.]
West
End
–June 26: Elevator serving the northbound
platform (Customers using the southbound platform are not impacted at this time.)
- Arriving by train and traveling
northbound:
- Remain on the train past West End to Garnett, transfer to a southbound train back to West End.
- Arriving by bus/Mobility/car/on foot
and transferring to a northbound train:
- Take a southbound train one stop to Oakland City, then switch to a northbound train to continue your journey
Peachtree
Center
–June 26: Two escalators serving the northbound concourse near the Baker Street
entrance will be closed.
When complete, elevators will be more aesthetically pleasing, with graffiti-resistant wall panels, a more durable design and brighter LED lighting. All elevators will also be equipped with urine-detection equipment, which has already been installed in 13 elevators throughout the
system. Escalators will have new tread and handrails installed. Inside, all electrical mechanical systems including controllers, brakes, rollers, sprockets, chains, bearings and bushings will also be replaced, resulting in a quieter, smoother ride and better reliability.
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Media Contacts:
Alma Hill, Jones Worley
ahill@jonesworley.com, 404-502-5396 (cell)
Erik
Burton, MARTA