MARTA Seeks Public Input as Red Line Expansion Moves Forward

MARTA will hold three public meetings in April for Connect 400, a major transit expansion project that is advancing to the next phase of planning under the federal environmental review process.

Community stakeholders along the Ga. 400 corridor are invited to provide feedback on the Locally Preferred Alternative (LPA), which is a heavy rail transit extension of MARTA’s Red Line.

A formal Notice of Intent to prepare an environmental impact statement (EIS) has been filed as required by the Federal Transportation Administration and U.S. Department of Transportation. The project is ready to proceed to the next steps in project scoping – finalizing the EIS and project evaluation.

Once open, this high-capacity transit expansion will help relieve traffic congestion and reduce travel times in one of the fastest growing and most congested corridors in metro Atlanta. The proposed line would continue north from North Springs station, crossing to the west side of Ga. 400 south of Spalding Drive and crossing back to the east side of Ga. 400 north of the Chattahoochee River, terminating at Windward Parkway.

MARTA held more than 40 meetings, received more than 300 written and verbal comments and conducted two public opinion surveys to identify an alignment that is preferred by the community.