Clayton Multipurpose O&M Facility
Project Description
The Clayton Multipurpose Operations and Maintenance (O&M) Facility will support operations of 31 regional bus routes and 250 buses. The facility will also include a MARTA police precinct, training facility, employee wellness center, bus maintenance and repair facilities, transit operations and administrative offices, bus fueling points, bus inspection areas, vehicle cleaning facilities, bus parking and employee parking.
During the facility planning process, MARTA analyzed over 25 potential sites within Clayton County. The preferred site is a 31-acre light industrial “greyfield” site consisting of two adjacent parcels located in Forest Park, Georgia.
Project Need
The facility is necessary to allow MARTA to continue implementing a large service expansion as part of the More MARTA Program in the City of Atlanta, Fulton, DeKalb, and Clayton counties. This new facility will supplement other existing MARTA bus maintenance facilities, leverage new vehicle technologies such as electric bus and connected vehicles and add needed infrastructure to improve current bus system operations. The need for this new facility was recognized years ago when Clayton County citizens voted to join the MARTA system in November 2014.
Project Benefits
The facility is designed to:
- Increase system efficiency by reallocating bus maintenance and repair functions from existing MARTA bus maintenance facilities, up to 19 miles away, to the new facility resulting in a reduction in overall bus mileage, lost revenue, time and emissions.
- Lower operational costs by reducing lost revenue time, mileage, deadhead costs and bus driver costs.
- Accommodate up to 250 buses with parking, fueling, washing and maintenance.
- Support fueling and servicing of alternative fuels, including natural gas and fully electric buses. The site will be designed to support an all-electric bus fleet in the future.
- Spark economic investment in the The site is within a federally designated Opportunity Zone.
- Create new local construction and transit jobs, employ over 400 employees, and enhance safety with the presence of officers at the police The facility will have a positive future net fiscal impact of about $174K annually on the City of Forest Park.
Proposed Location
Site Map
Approximately 31-acre site consisting of two parcels located in Forest Park GA on Old Dixie Highway. The selected site is surrounded with mostly warehousing and auto service businesses.
Completed Milestones
- Selected Preferred Site
- Received approval of Listed Categorical Exclusion (LCE) from FTA
- Executed Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Forest Park
- Completed Economic Impact Study
- Completed appraisals and received approval by FTA
- Completed survey (topography and utilities)
- Obtained federal concurrence for property acquisition
- Completed demolition drawings and specs
- Conducted negotiations with property owners
- Completed the concept layout plan
- Completed site preliminary cost estimates
- Acquired necessary real estate for the facility
- 30% design and cost estimates
- 60% design and cost estimates
- Completed site due diligence and environmental assessment
- Conducted final design phase and geotechnical assessment
- Conducted hazardous material surveys
Project Timeline
Text-only project timeline:
- Final Design Completed – Spring 2026
- Construction: Fall 2026 – Fall 2029
- Fully Operational: Fall 2029
Contact Information
For questions and/or comments please contact:
Dwayne Johnson
Project Manager II, Capital Program Delivery
Email: djohnson-CTR@itsmarta.com
Jennifer LaRosa
Senior Director, Government & Community Affairs
Email: jlarosa@itsmarta.com
Nicole McGhee Hall
Nickel Works Consulting, LLC
Public Engagement
Email: nicole@nickelworks.net