ATLANTA — The Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA) has decided to remove a dozen self-cleaning toilets installed less than three years ago due to their incessant faulty operation, according to The Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
The $1.6 million seven-foot-tall automatic toilets, complete with sinks, cannot handle high-volume usage and more than half of them were broken at any given time for various mechanical reasons, the story stated.
State Senator Vincent Fort said: "What was going to be cost savings turned out to be cost-prohibitive. Why didn’t MARTA know the capacity of these units?”
By removing the toilets from the Five Points station, MARTA hopes to save about $945,000 in costs for attendants, janitors and repairs, the story noted.
The toilets will be stored in a warehouse until a less busy station is decided on for their re-installation, the story added.
Monday, February 16, 2009
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