MARTA to invest $1 million in bus shelters, benches in DeKalb

DeKalb residents will soon see MARTA improvements throughout the county.

The transit system announced Friday it will invest $1 million for bus shelters and upgraded benches and train station bathrooms throughout the county.

MARTA will add 70 bus shelters each year for the next four years bringing the total new shelters to 350, DeKalb officials said in a news release. This past year, MARTA provided 20 new shelters to the tune of $400,000.

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The county and MARTA have had a longstanding relationship, including their partnership with Keep DeKalb Beautiful, a non-profit created to promote cleanliness and beautification in the county.

MARTA also extended its annual maintenance contract with the organization to $150,000 for bus shelter maintenance and county beautification efforts.

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