Greenwood said MARTA has stepped up recruiting efforts - including reaching out to retired drivers - to address the staffing shortage. The agency plans to restore service gradually as it hires more drivers. MARTA officials aren’t sure how long the service reductions will last. If MARTA fires those drivers, its bus driver workforce will be down 18%. An additional 60 drivers have ignored MARTA’s recent requirement to be vaccinated for COVID-19 or undergo weekly tests, and they now face termination. So far, 921 MARTA employees have tested positive for COVID-19. Greenwood said employees have left for a variety of reasons, but the coronavirus pandemic is a big factor and absenteeism has taken a toll. But the number of drivers is down to 1,179 - 14% below full strength. MARTA’s budget includes funding for 1,366 bus drivers. Expire at: 09:22 AM 816 North Highland Avenue Route 816 South and Northbound from Michael and Rollinway 5:29am to 8:35am is not in service. "We felt that the alternative was to continue to post the same schedules and have the customers kind of guess as to what the level of service would be tomorrow," Greenwood told the board. 15 South Dekalb/Candler Road Route 15 Southbound from Decatur Station 5:18am to 9:22am is not in service. "This is something we believe is a rational and appropriate thing we want to do under the circumstances."ĭeputy General Manager Collie Greenwood said reducing the bus schedule will allow MARTA to better staff its routes and give customers more predictable service. "This is not something we want to do," CEO Jeffrey Parker told the MARTA board of directors last week.
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