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Atlanta gets ready to host Super Bowl

01/16/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia --Workers continue to wrap parts of Mercedes-Benz Stadium with Super Bowl LIII advertisement material in Atlanta, Wednesday, January 16, 2019. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

01/16/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- The Atlanta Street Car displays a Super Bowl LIII advertisement as it moves along Centennial Olympic Drive NW in Atlanta, Wednesday, January 16, 2019. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

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. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

01/16/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- Pepsi advertisements are displayed throughout the MARTA Dome/GWCC/Philips Arena/CNN Center Transit Station in Atlanta, Wednesday, January 16, 2019. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

01/16/2019 -- 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. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

01/16/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia -- Pepsi advertisements are displayed throughout the MARTA Dome/GWCC/Philips Arena/CNN Center Transit Station in Atlanta, Wednesday, January 16, 2019. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

01/16/2019 -- 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. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

1/16/19 - 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.
EMILY HANEY / emily.haney@ajc.com

January 16, 2019 Atlanta: Workers prepare a rising structure at The Home Depot Backyard next to Mercedes Benz stadium as structures and Super Bowl graphics are popping up everywhere across Atlanta as evident on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019 as the city prepares to host Super Bowl 53. 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. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

January 16, 2019 Atlanta: Workers adhere giant Super Bowl graphics on Mercedes Benz Stadium Structures as structures and Super Bowl related imagery are popping up everywhere across Atlanta as evident on Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019 as the city prepares to host Super Bowl 53. 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. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

January 16, 2019 Atlanta: Structures and Super Bowl graphics are popping up everywhere across Atlanta as evident on Tuesday, Jan. 16, 2019 as the city prepares to host Super Bowl 53. 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. JOHN SPINK/JSPINK@AJC.COM

January 16, 2019 Atlanta - Arial photo of The Westin Peachtree Plaza with Super Bowl signage wrapped around the building 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. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

January 16, 2019 Atlanta - 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. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

January 16, 2019 Atlanta - 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. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

January 16, 2019 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. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

January 16, 2019 Atlanta - A worker cleans up fountains in 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. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

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

January 16, 2019 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. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

January 16, 2019 Atlanta - 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. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

January 16, 2019 Atlanta - 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. HYOSUB SHIN / HSHIN@AJC.COM

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01/16/2019 -- Atlanta, Georgia --Workers continue to wrap parts of Mercedes-Benz Stadium with Super Bowl LIII advertisement material in Atlanta, Wednesday, January 16, 2019. (ALYSSA POINTER/ALYSSA.POINTER@AJC.COM)

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