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MARTA reports $30.3 million ceiling sought for Summerhill BRT after unmarked underground finds; phases service ahead of World Cup
Summary
MARTA told the Transportation Committee it uncovered shallow utilities and other unanticipated conditions on the Summerhill Rapid A project, asking for a $30.3 million negotiation ceiling and planning a phased service rollout to open a portion by April 2026.
MARTA staff told the Atlanta City Council Transportation Committee that unrecorded, century-old underground utilities and other unforeseen subsurface conditions on the Summerhill Rapid A bus-rapid-transit project have increased costs and schedule risk, prompting the agency to seek a $30,300,000 contract ceiling to negotiate change orders and keep construction moving.
"The amount and complexity of these issues uncovered is exceeding our estimates," Collie Greenwood, chief executive officer and general manager of MARTA, told the committee during a quarterly update. Greenwood described shallow utility lines — in some spots only inches below the road surface —…
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