A new pedestrian bridge opened today at MARTA’s Indian Creek Station, giving people on Durham Park Road a direct way into the north end of the station for the first time.
What’s happening: Indian Creek is the last stop on the Blue Line in eastern DeKalb County and sees about 3,000 riders a day. Along with the bridge, the station got a full round of upgrades:
- New lighting and illuminated signs
- New landscaping, benches, and trash cans
- A repaved bus loop
- A new operators’ booth and restroom on the platform
- A deep cleaning of the station
What’s important: Indian Creek is the first station to finish work under MARTA’s Station Rehabilitation Program, a long-term effort to make structural and cosmetic improvements at all 38 of the system’s rail stations.
What officials said: “It significantly reduces travel time, it provides a safe, accessible route into the station, and it removes barriers that once made transit less convenient,” MARTA Interim General Manager and CEO Jonathan Hunt said at a ribbon-cutting ceremony at the station today…