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Maxeys, GA · Traffic & Transit
Athens Banner-Herald
East Broad Street stays closed as crews work on damaged building
The length of time for the closure of a three-block section of East Broad Street in the middle of downtown Athens remained undetermined on Thursday. The section of street remains closed while work continues on a three-story building heavily damaged by a vehicle crash on Wednesday. Authorities say the closure will keep motorists and pedestrians safe. Downtown Athens Death: See what happened before pickup slammed into downtown Athens building Meredith Barnum, coordinator of the Athens-Clarke County Emergency Management Agency, said Thursday that work is being done to open some of the streets affected by the closure. University of Georgia students using the bus stop at the Arch were advised to use the UGA library stop. Magnolias Bar and Republic Salon, two businesses in the building at 312 East Broad Street, are currently closed due to the heavy damage, where portions of the wall on all three floors collapsed. But both businesses intend to reopen when repairs are made, according to social media posts. Republic Salon reported on its Facebook: “We are working on getting our stylists chairs at other local salons. As soon as we have all the details worked out, we will post where all the stylists will be
Red and Black
Westbound lanes of East Broad Street open, parts of Jackson Street closed
The westbound lanes of East Broad Street are now open. The eastbound lanes, closest to campus, will remain closed into the weekend for safety as building stabilization work continues, according to a University of Georgia email. South Jackson Street between East Broad Street and South Street are to remain closed....
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Axios Atlanta
Can Atlanta squeeze a new MARTA station onto the Beltline?
Atlanta Beltline officials are studying whether a proposed station near Adair Park could become MARTA's first new heavy-rail stop in more than 25 years. Why it matters: If built, the Murphy Crossing infill station along the Southwest Trail could be the first rail station that connects with the Beltline trail and the long-debated rail line envisioned for it. Zoom in: The proposed station would be built between MARTA's West End and Oakland City stations and near the Beltline's planned 20-acre Murphy Crossing redevelopment of a former state farmers market property. How it works: Beltline principal engineer Shaun Green told residents at an Oct. 29 meeting not far from the proposed station's site that planners are evaluating five concepts. Options include building platforms alongside existing elevated MARTA tracks and rerouting the tracks to accommodate a new station. All would be significant construction projects. Yes, but: The area under consideration features a busy state highway, a city street, active freight lines and elevated MARTA train lines. Underneath the congested corridor there's the popular Beltline trail. "There's no way to fit this into the existing area without there being some [impacts]," Green said. Atlanta Beltline Inc., the nonprofit planning and building the Beltline,
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Rough Draft Atlanta
Public meeting set for Nov. 10 on Peters Street bridge replacement
The Georgia Department of Transportation will hold a public information open house on Tuesday, Nov. 10, about the proposal to replace the Peters Street bridge in Downtown Atlanta. The meeting will be held at Antioch Baptist Church, 540 Cameron M. Alexander Blvd NW, from 5 to 7 p.m. According to a GDOT press release, replacement […] The post Public meeting set for Nov. 10 on Peters Street bridge replacement appeared first on Rough Draft® .