MARTA seeks public input on major transit expansion project

Written by Jenifer Nunez, assistant editor

Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) will hold three public meetings in April for Connect 400, a major transit expansion project that is advancing to the next phase of planning under the federal environmental review process.

 

Community stakeholders along the Ga. 400 corridor are invited to provide feedback on the Locally Preferred Alternative, which is a transit extension of MARTA’s Red Line.

A formal Notice of Intent to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) has been filed. The project is ready to proceed to the next steps in project scoping – finalizing the EIS and project evaluation.

Once open, this high-capacity transit expansion will help relieve traffic congestion and reduce travel times in one of the fastest growing and most congested corridors in metro Atlanta. The proposed line would continue north from North Springs station, crossing to the west side of Ga. 400 south of Spalding Drive and crossing back to the east side of Ga. 400 north of the Chattahoochee River, terminating at Windward Parkway.

MARTA will receive public comments on the purpose and need for the project and the project alternatives until May 11, 2015. The meetings will be held at various locations on April 14, 16 and 30.

 

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