See how Atlanta's landmarks have been prepped for Super Bowl 53

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Photos: See how Atlanta's landmarks have been prepped for Super Bowl 53

Atlanta - Workers install Bud Light advertising on 101 Marietta Street on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. Atlanta faces a test on Super Bowl Sunday and the question with less than a month to go before the big game is this: Is the city ready? The city budgeted some $10 million last year for police, fire and other items to assist with the big game.

Atlanta, Georgia -- Employees of Advantage Graphics & Signs roll out the new signage that will direct attendees to Mercedes-Benz Stadium at the MARTA Dome/GWCC/Philips Arena/CNN Center Transit in Atlanta, Wednesday, January 16, 2019. Advantage Graphics & Signs worked in the transit station on Wednesday to replace signage that mislabeled Atlanta's two newly named sport stadiums.

Atlanta - Construction workers build items for the Super Bowl next to Mercedes-Benz Stadium, where it will be hosted in February. The city of Atlanta is preparing to host the Super Bowl, and this is one of the many preparations going on around town.

Atlanta - People work on Mercedes-Benz Stadium's windows. The stadium will be the site of this year's Super Bowl. The city of Atlanta is preparing to host the game, and this is one of the many preparations going on around town.

01/16/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- An advertisement for public safety is wrapped around a trash receptacle along Centennial Olympic Drive NW in Atlanta, Wednesday, January 16, 2019.

Atlanta, Georgia -- Pepsi advertisements are displayed throughout the MARTA Dome/GWCC/Philips Arena/CNN Center Transit Station in Atlanta, Wednesday, January 16, 2019.

Atlanta, Georgia -- Pepsi advertisements are displayed throughout the MARTA Dome/GWCC/Philips Arena/CNN Center Transit Station in Atlanta, Wednesday, January 16, 2019.

Atlanta, Georgia -- Bobby Adams of Future Concrete Company LLC prepares a hole that will be filled with concrete at the intersection of Centennial Olympic Park Drive NW and Marietta Street NW in Atlanta, Wednesday, January 16, 2019. According to an Atlanta Sheriff's Officer, a company recently checked the underground fiber optics cables near Mercedes-Benz Stadium by digging holes in the city sidewalks, in anticipation for Super Bowl LIII.

tim Carl (second from left) of Advantage Graphics & Signs uses a torch to gaurantee the cohesiveness of the new Mercedes-Benz signage at the MARTA Dome/GWCC/Philips Arena/CNN Center Transit in Atlanta, Wednesday, January 16, 2019. Advantage Graphics & Signs worked in the transit station on Wednesday to replace signage that mislabeled Atlanta's two newly named sport stadiums.

Keith Bentley, contractor, installs Super Bowl LIII banners near Woodruff Park in downtown Atlanta on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. Atlanta faces a test on Super Bowl Sunday and the question with less than a month to go before the big game is this: Is the city ready? The city budgeted some $10 million last year for police, fire and other items to assist with the big game.

Workers install Bud Light advertising on 101 Marietta Street on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. Atlanta faces a test on Super Bowl Sunday and the question with less than a month to go before the big game is this: Is the city ready? The city budgeted some $10 million last year for police, fire and other items to assist with the big game.

January 16, 2019 Atlanta - A advertisement for Pepsi is wrapped around a trash can near World of Coca-Cola in Atlanta on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. Atlanta faces a test on Super Bowl Sunday and the question with less than a month to go before the big game is this: Is the city ready? The city budgeted some $10 million last year for police, fire and other items to assist with the big game. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

Atlanta - The Atlanta Street Car displays a Super Bowl LIII advertisement near Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. Atlanta faces a test on Super Bowl Sunday and the question with less than a month to go before the big game is this: Is the city ready? The city budgeted some $10 million last year for police, fire and other items to assist with the big game.

Atlanta - A advertisement for Pepsi is wrapped around a trash can near World of Coca-Cola in Atlanta on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. Atlanta faces a test on Super Bowl Sunday and the question with less than a month to go before the big game is this: Is the city ready? The city budgeted some $10 million last year for police, fire and other items to assist with the big game.

Atlanta - Skateboarders ride around Olympic Rings as The Westin Peachtree Plaza with Super Bowl signage is shown in background near Centennial Olympic Park in downtown Atlanta on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. Atlanta faces a test on Super Bowl Sunday and the question with less than a month to go before the big game is this: Is the city ready? The city budgeted some $10 million last year for police, fire and other items to assist with the big game.

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Atlanta - Workers install Bud Light advertising on 101 Marietta Street on Wednesday, January 16, 2019. Atlanta faces a test on Super Bowl Sunday and the question with less than a month to go before the big game is this: Is the city ready? The city budgeted some $10 million last year for police, fire and other items to assist with the big game.

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