The firm is conducting the removal of a massive concrete structure as a part of a $230 million reimagining of the rapid transit system’s Five Points Station.

Skanska USA Building has begun the “surgical deconstruction” of a concrete canopy at an Atlanta light rail station, the firm announced Nov. 11.

The existing concrete canopy at the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority Five Points Station consists of pre-stressed concrete beams, post-tension cables, hollow-core slabs, glazing and columns. The task requires Skanska to systematically deconstruct the overhang while the subterranean station below it remains operational for customers.

The ultimate design will make the project more open-concept, with three new pedestrian entrances below a 32,000-square-foot mass timber canopy.

Skanska anticipates completing deconstruction by 2027 and is slated to serve as the contractor on future phases.

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