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| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | March 23, 1999 (1999-03-23) |
| Jurisdiction | Georgia,U.S. |
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| Parent department | State Road and Tollway Authority |
| Website | https://srta.ga.gov/grta/ |
TheGeorgia Regional Transportation Authority (GRTA,/ˈɡrɛtə/ "Greta") is agovernment agency that addresses mobility and air quality in theU.S. state ofGeorgia. It was set up under formergovernor of GeorgiaRoy Barnes, in order to address mobility, air quality and land use and how they relate to thetransportation needs ofmetro Atlanta, including bothroads andpublic transit.[1]
GRTA's jurisdiction encompasses 13 Georgia counties in Metro Atlanta:Cherokee,Clayton,Coweta,Cobb,DeKalb,Douglas,Fayette,Forsyth,Fulton,Forest,Gwinnett,Henry,Paulding, andRockdale.
The Georgia Regional Transportation Authority was proposed by then-governor of Georgia Roy Barnes to created on March 23, 1999 by an act of the Georgia General Assembly.[2]
In June 2017, GRTA combined offices and staff with theState Road and Tollway Authority (SRTA).[3]
GRTA operatedXpress, metropolitan Atlanta's first regionalcommuter bus system, from its start in 2004 until July 2020, when operations were transferred to the Atlanta-region Transit Link Authority (ATL). As of April 17, 2025, there are 27Xpress routes are in operation. Service operates from roughly 5:30 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. weekdays with most service being rush hours only.