MARTA and its regional partners planned to open a pedestrian bridge at the Buckhead MARTA station in December, but federal regulations and dysfunction have delayed the project by several months.
According to a report in our sister publication the Buckhead Reporter, the new completion date will be spring 2014, and it’s unknown how much the delay will increase the cost of the contract for the work. Buckhead Community Improvement District Executive Director Jim Durrett said MARTA was held up because it needed a waiver to buy certain components of the bridge under the “Buy America Act.”
The bridge, when fully completed, will cross Ga. 400, connecting Stratford Road and Tower Place Drive. Funding for the $32 million project includes $11 million in federal money, MARTA Senior Project Manager Rhonda Allen said.
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