FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: Cara Hodgson
June 25, 2012 404.848.5157
MARTA Makes it Easy to Celebrate July 4th
Take MARTA to enjoy quick and convenient access to great July 4th events around town. MARTA will have service available from 4:45 a.m. to 1 a.m. to accommodate the Peachtree Road Race, Braves game, fireworks displays and other celebratory events.
For only $2.50 each way (plus a $1 charge for a permanent Breeze card), it’s easy and affordable to take MARTA to enjoy July 4th festivities. Due to the large crowds that are expected, customers should purchase a round-trip fare at the beginning of their trip to avoid long lines on the return.
MARTA will operate a weekday rail schedule with special event service added throughout the day to accommodate the celebrations. Additional staff and police will be on hand to assist customers.
Peachtree Road Race participants are encouraged to take the Gold Line train to Lenox for the start of the race. MARTA will be operating extra trains to Lenox to get runners quickly to the starting line. Shuttle buses will also be available at Lindbergh Center Station before the race to transport runners close to the starting line (Buckhead Loop) and at Midtown station after the race to bring participants back to Lindbergh Center Station.
Parking for less than 24 hours is free at all MARTA’s daily parking facilities. Customers parking in the decks at Lindbergh Station must park in MARTA designated areas and validate their parking ticket at machines inside Lindbergh Center Station in order to receive free daily parking. Please note that MARTA has some designated lots which charge a fee.
Some bus routes will be re-routed for the Peachtree Road Race and other scheduled events. These bus routes are listed below.
MARTA will operate a Sunday bus schedule on Wednesday, July 4th. Please visit www.itsmarta.com or call Customer Information at 404-848-5000 (Open weekdays from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.; weekends from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.; and on July 4th from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.) for more details on MARTA’s holiday service. The Customer Service Center will be closed on July 4th.
Start of Race: Runners are advised to take the Gold Line to Lenox Station for a quicker trip to the starting line. Customers can also take the Red Line to Buckhead Station.
End of Race: Midtown Station
Bus Reroutes: 5, 25, 27, 36, 37, 99, 110
East Point Station
Bus Reroutes: 93, 193
Five Points Station
The Braves Shuttle picks up at Underground Atlanta.
Dome/GWCC/Philips Arena/CNN Center or Peachtree Center Station
Bus Reroutes: 1, 51
Lenox or Buckhead Rail Stations
Bus Reroutes: 25, 110
Decatur Station
Bus Reroutes: 2, 15, 19, 123
Six Flags Shuttle – Take Bus Route 201 from Hamilton E. Holmes Station
Roads will be closed starting at 5:30AM
Peachtree Road – Piedmont Road to Peachtree-Dunwoody Road
Lenox Road – E. Paces Ferry to Buckhead Loop
Oak Valley Road – E. Paces Ferry Road to Peachtree Road
Wieuca Road – Peachtree Road to Roxboro Road
10th Street- between Peachtree Street and Monroe Drive
Piedmont Road- between Monroe Drive and 10th Street.
The Road Race is scheduled to begin 7:00AM July 4th.
Bus routes to be rerouted are 5, 25, 27, 36, 37, 99 and 110
Route #5
Buses will not service Piedmont Road from Sydney Marcus Blvd. to Peachtree Road during the race.
Route #5 – Sandy Springs (Outbound)
Cont: – Sidney Marcus Blvd., Left – Ga. 400 (North), exit #2 Lenox Rd., Left – Lenox Rd., Right – Piedmont Rd., Right – Roswell Rd., Regular route
Route #5 – Lindbergh Station (Inbound)
Cont: Roswell Rd., Left – Piedmont Rd., Left – Lenox Rd., (Buckhead
Loop), Right – Ga. 400, Cont: Ga. 400, Exit – Sidney Marcus Blvd.
Right – Sidney Marcus Blvd., Left – Piedmont Rd.,
ROUTE #110
Route 110 Buses use will Re-route onto Piedmont Ave. to Sidney Marcus Blvd.
Buford Hwy. to Lenox Rd. starting at 5:30 am until 6:45am.
- The Route 110 will service the Peachtree-Battle and W. Paces Ferry Road area from Arts Center Station.
- Small buses will service the AMTRAK and Piedmont Hospital area from Arts Center Station.
- There will be no Route 110 service at the Lenox Station during the road-race starting at approximately 6:45 am.
ROUTE #110 RE-ROUTES
Route 110 Arts Center Station to Lenox Station before the Race
Peachtree Rd., Right - Piedmont Rd., Left - Sidney Marcus Blvd., Left – Buford Hwy., Left - Lenox Rd., Right - E. Paces Ferry Rd., Right - Into Lenox Station
Route 110 Lenox Station to Arts Center Station before the Race
Left - E. Paces Ferry Rd., Left - Lenox Rd., Right - Buford Hwy., Right - Sidney Marcus Blvd., Right - Piedmont Rd., Left - Peachtree Rd.
#110 ROUTINGS DURING THE RACE
Route #110 – Arts Center Station to W. Paces Ferry Road
Left – 16th St., Right – Williams St., Cont: to I-75 North, exit – Moores Mill Rd., Right – W. Paces Ferry Rd., Left – Paces Ferry Pl., (to street after E. Andrews), Left – E. Andrews Dr., Right – W. Paces Ferry Rd., Left – Moores Mill Rd., Right – entrance to I-75 south, Cont: I-75 south, Right – exit 14th St., Right – W. Peachtree St., Right – 15th St., Left – Into Arts Center Station
Route #110 – Arts Center Station to Peachtree Battle Ave.
Left – 16th St., Right – Williams St., Cont: to I-75 North, exit Northside Dr., Right – Northside Dr., Right – Sagamore Dr.,
Right – Peachtree Battle, Left – at turnaround before Peachtree St. (In front of E. Rivers School)
Route #110 - Peachtree Battle Ave. to Arts Center Station
Left – Sagamore Dr., Left – Northside Dr., Right – entrance I-75 South, Right – exit 17th St., Left – 17th St., Right - Spring St., – Left – 16th Street Continue into Arts Center Station
Route #110 Small Buses – Arts Center Station to Piedmont Hospital Shuttle
Left – 16th St., Right – Williams St., Cont: to I-75 North, Exit – Northside Dr., Right – Northside Dr., Right – Collier Rd., Left – Piedmont Hospital Parking lot to Building #35
Route #110 - Piedmont Hospital to Arts Center Station
Right – Collier Rd., Left – Northside Dr., Right – Entrance I-75 South, Right – 17th St. Exit, Left – 17th St., Right – Spring St., Left– 16th St., continue into Arts Center Station
Route #110 – Arts Center to Amtrak
Left – 16th St., Right – Williams St., Cont: to I-75 North, Exit – Northside Dr., Left- Northside Dr., Left- Deering Rd.,To Amtrak turnaround in driveway
Route #110 –Amtrak to Arts Center
Right - Northside Dr., Right – Entrance I-75 South, Right – 17th St., Exit, Left – 17th St., Right –Spring St., Left – 16th St., Continue into Arts Center Station
ROUTE #25
Buses from Brookhaven station to Lenox Station will not pick-up on Peachtree Rd. between Dresden Dr. and Lenox Rd. between 6:30am and 8:30am.
Route #25 – Brookhaven Station to Lenox Station
Cont: Peachtree Rd., Left – N. Druid Hills, Right – Wright Ave., Right- E. Roxboro Rd., Left – E. Paces Ferry Rd., to Lenox Station
Route #25 – Lenox to Brookhaven Station
Right - E. Paces Ferry Rd., Right – Roxboro Rd., Left – Wright Ave., Left- N. Druid Hills Rd., Right- Peachtree Rd., Regular route.
ROUTE #27
Route #27 Midtown Station (Inbound)
Cont: Monroe Dr., Left- Park Dr., Right – Virginia Ave., Left – Monroe Dr., Right – 8th ST., Left – Charles Allen Dr., RIGHT – Ponce de Leon Ave., Right –W. Peachtree St., Right – 10th St., Right into Midtown Station
Route #27 Lindbergh Station (Outbound)
Right – Peachtree Pl., Left – Spring St., Left – North Ave., Left – Piedmont Ave., Right – Ponce de Leon Ave., Left – Charles Allen Dr., Right – 8th St., Left – Monroe Dr., Right – Virginia Ave., Left – Park Dr., Right – Monroe Dr., Regular route
ROUTE #36
Route #36 Avondale Station to Midtown Station (Inbound)
Cont: 8th St., Left - Charles Allen Dr., RIGHT – Ponce de Leon Ave., Right –W. Peachtree St., Right – 10th St., Right into Midtown Station
Route #36 Midtown Station to Avondale Station (Outbound)
Right – Peachtree Pl., Left – Spring St., Left – North Ave., Left – Piedmont Ave., Right – Ponce de Leon Ave., Left – Charles Allen Dr., Right – 8th St., Regular route
ROUTE #37
Route #37 Arts Center Station (Inbound)
Cont: 17th St., Right – Spring St., Left – 16th St., Continue into Arts Center Station
Route #37 Defoors Ferry Road (Outbound)
Regular route
ROUTE #99
Route #99 Midtown Station (Outbound)
Cont: 10th St., Left - Charles Allen Dr., Right – Ponce de Leon Ave., Right –W. Peachtree St., Right – 10th St., Right into Midtown Station
Route #99 Georgia State Station (Inbound)
Right – Peachtree Pl., Left – Spring St., Left – North Ave., Left – Piedmont Ave., Right – Ponce de Leon Ave., Left – Charles Allen Dr., Right – 10th St., Regular route
ROUTE #110
Buses will be rerouted from Lenox Station via Art Center Station
Route #110 –Arts Center Station to Pryor & Wall
Right- 15th St., Right -W. Peachtree St., Left- 16th St., Left- Spring St., Left -North Ave., Right- Peachtree St. Regular route.
Route # 110 –Pryor &Wall to Arts Center Station
Cont: Peachtree St., Left- North Ave., Right- W. Peachtree St., Right- 15th St., Left –into Arts Center Station.
CITY OF DECATUR FIREWORKS
DECATUR STATION BUS LOOP
4 JULY 2012- 5:00PM-12:30AM
STREETS CLOSED – CITY OF DECATUR
COMMERCE DRIVE BETWEEN W. HOWARD AVENUE AND W. PONCE DE LEON EAST/WEST TRINITY PLACE BETWEEN CHURCH STREET AND ELECTRIC AVENUE. NORTH MCDOUNGH STREET BETWEEN W. HOWARD AVENUE TRINITY PLACE, SWANTON WAY BETWEEN PONCE DE LEON PLACE AND MARTA TURNAROUND. ROUTES #2, #15 AND #19 WILL BE DIVERTED TO AVONDALE STATION. ROUTE #123 WILL SERVICE THE EASTSIDE (CHURCH STREET) OF DECATUR STATION.
Note: All Passengers will board the Route #123 bus on Church Street at Sycamore Street.
Route #2 North Avenue Station (Outbound) to Avondale Station
Cont: E. Ponce de Leon Ave., Right into Avondale Station
Route #2 Avondale Station (Inbound) to North Avenue Station
Left – E. Ponce de Leon Ave., Regular route
Route #15 S. DeKalb (Outbound) from Avondale Station
Right – Sam St., Left – E. College Ave., Left – Candler St., Regular route
Route#15 – (Inbound) to Avondale Station
Cont: Candler St., Right – E. College Ave., Right – Sam St., Left - into Avondale Station (Southside)
Route #19 – (Inbound) to Avondale Station
Cont: Clairmont Rd., Left – Commerce Dr., Left– Ponce de Leon Ave., Right – Avondale Station.
Route #19 – (Outbound) from Avondale Station to Chamblee Station
Left – Ponce de Leon Ave., Right–Commerce Dr., Right – Clairmont Rd., Regular route.
Route #123 – Decatur Station to Belvedere
Cont: Church St., Right – E. Trinity Pl., Left – Commerce Dr., Regular route.
Route #123 – Belvedere to Decatur Station
Cont: Commerce Dr., Right – W. Trinity Pl., Left – Church St., Cont: – Church St. Regular route.
LENOX SQUAREFIRE WORKS
LENOX SQUARE FIRE WORKS IS SCHEDULED TO START AT 9:00PM UNTIL 12:00AM.
STREETS IN THE AREA WILL BEGIN TO BE BLOCKED AS EARLY AS 6:00PM, REQUIRING BUSES TO BE REROUTED AS EARLY AS 6:00PM.
Route #110 – To Arts Center from Lenox Station
Left – E. Paces Ferry Rd., Left- Lenox Rd., Right- Buford Hwy., Right- Sidney Marcus Blvd., Right- Piedmont Rd., Left- Peachtree St., Regular Route.
Route #110 – To Lenox Station from Arts Center Station
Cont:Peachtree Rd., Right- Piedmont Rd., Left- Sidney Marcus Blvd., Left- Buford Hwy., Left- Lenox Rd., Right- E. Paces Ferry Rd., Right- into Lenox Station.
Route #25 – Brookhaven Station to Lenox Station
Cont: Peachtree Rd., Left – Roxboro Rd., Right – E. Paces Ferry, Rd., Left - into Lenox Station
Route #25 – Lenox Station to Brookhaven Station
Right – E. Paces Ferry Rd., Left – Roxboro R., Right – Peachtree Rd., Regular route
EAST POINTFIRE WORKS
FIRE WORKS ARE SCHEDULED FROM 9:00PM UNTIL 9:30PM
MAIN STREET WILL BE CLOSED BETWEEN CLEVELAND AVENUE AND WARE AVENUE.
ROUTE AFFECTED BY THE FIRE WORKS DISPLAY WILL BE THE ROUTE #93 AND #193.
THE FOLLOWING REROUTE WILL BE IN EFFECT DURING THE FIRE WORKS DISPLAY. (INBOUND ONLY)
Inbound to East Point Station:
Right – Ramp to Forrest Ave., Right – East Point St., Right – Church St., Left – Cleveland Ave., Cont: – into East Point Station (North entrance), Outbound will travel regular route
FIRE WORKS
FIRE WORKS ARE SCHEDULED FROM 9:00PM UNTIL 10:00PM
Marietta Street will be closed between Centennial Olympic Park Dr. and Park Place
Route #1 AND #51 will require a reroute
The reroute will be as follows:
Route#1 Coronet Way (Outbound)
Cont: Marietta St., Left - Centennial Olympic Park Dr., Right – Martin L. King Jr. Dr., Right – Northside Dr., Right – Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd., Left – Marietta St., Regular route
Route#1 Five Points Station (Inbound)
Cont: Marietta St., Right - Ivan Allen Jr. Blvd., Left - Northside Dr. Left - Martin L. King Jr. Dr., Left – Spring St., Right – Marietta St., Regular route
Route #51 West Lake Station (Outbound)
Cont: Marietta St., Left - Centennial Olympic Park Dr., Right – Martin L. King Jr. Dr., Right – Northside Dr., Left – Joseph E. Boone Blvd., Regular route
Route #51 Five Points Station (Inbound)
Cont: Joseph E. Boone Blvd., Right - Northside Dr., Left - Martin L. King Jr. Dr., Left – Spring St., Right – Marietta St., Regular route
THE ATLANTA BRAVES VERSES THE CHICAGO CUBS BASEBALL GAME IS SCHEDULED TO START AT 7:00PM AT TURNER FIELD.