Even though MARTA will not be getting the $600 million it was supposed to get had the transportation sales tax referendum passed, high ranking officials with the transit system say two rail projects slated to be funded by the tax will continue.

One of the projects along the Clifton Corridor is nearly 9 miles of new light rail service from the Lindberg Center MARTA Station to the Avondale station.

The second is an I-20 east line connecting the Indian Creek train station to Stonecrest Mall.

About 35 percent of the planning process has been completed on both projects.

"We have some funding but we don't have enough to complete all the various phases of the projects so what we're going to do is to continue to move forward and look at additional revenue sources as a way to actually implement the advanced planning phases of the project," says Senior Planning Director Don Williams.

He says the federal government has been a partner on many of the transit system's projects and they will also look at grants as well.

Senior Director of Engineering and Development Dave Springstead says for now they will scrutinize every project planned for the next few years.

"There's enough money to keep MARTA safe, to direct it towards all the critical projects, but with everything you have a budget, you have needs... you've got to direct the money where the money needs to go," he says.