Georgia Dome Supplemental Implosion Plans Announced
Staff Report From Metro Atlanta CEO
Thursday, December 14th, 2017
A supplemental implosion of the Georgia Dome to remove Gate B and the East Wall has been set. This process has been determined to be the safest method to bring down the remaining infrastructure still standing.
WHEN: WEDNESDAY, DEC. 20 at 1 a.m.
DETAILS:
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A traffic suspension on Northside Drive will be in place from 12:30 am – 1:30 am. Traffic will be re-routed at Ivan Allen Blvd. and Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
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MARTA Rail service from Five Points to Vine City will be suspended beginning at 11:30 p.m. on Tuesday, Dec. 19 with bus shuttle service available as an alternative. Please visit www.itsmarta.com for additional schedule information.
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A 450-foot safety zone will be in effect around the perimeter of the Georgia Dome. To see the zone, click here.
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There will be no public viewing areas
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There will be no media staging areas or post-implosion interviews