Atlanta Mayor Dickens asks MARTA to halt renovation of Five Points station

Mayor of Atlanta Andrew Dickens has asked MARTA to suspend a major renovation of the Five Points train station.

He wants to take a closer look at an operational audit of the transit agency to find out where its money is going.

In a letter to MARTA CEO Collie Greenwood, Dickens said the audit’s preliminary findings “highlight several areas that require further clarity and attention.”

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Renovation of the Five Points station in downtown Atlanta was scheduled to begin next month and would take up to four years.

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