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With 100,000 people coming through everyday, the Five Points plaza is one of the busiest places in Atlanta. Located in the city's bustling downtown, Five Points is the station where all of the lines of MARTA, the region's mass transit system, come together.

So Precision Concrete Construction had its work cut out when the company took on the removal and replacement of 65,000 sq. ft. of concrete floors at Five Points.

"This is probably the most difficult project we've ever done logistics-wise," says Jimmy Stimmel, the project manager.

Staying in business

With its importance to the city, closing the station was never an option. Instead, the work had to be done in sections, with multiple access points always remaining open.

"We've got a lot of people moving in and out of the area and getting work done while keeping them safe can be quite difficult," Stimmel says. "People are so used to going a certain way when they get off their train that they'll head toward the construction site without even thinking about it."