City of Atlanta
Fiscal Year 2026 (July 1, 2025 – June 30, 2026) Operating Budget
The Department of Transportation plans, designs, constructs, and maintains the city’s streets, sidewalks, and bridges and coordinates with key partners including the Georgia Department of Transportation (GDOT) and the Metropolitan Atlanta Rapid Transit Authority (MARTA).
Budget Overview
The total proposed FY2026 operating budget for Department of Transportation is $58,643,746. This is an increase of $6,822,516 (+11.6%) from the previous year.
The number of authorized full-time equivalent positions (jobs) is proposed to increase from 376.27 to 425.65 (+13.1%).
FY2026 Proposed Budget Book – Department of Transportation (page 447)
Budget Briefing
The department had its FY2026 budget briefing on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, at 9:30am. (YouTube: Atlanta City Council)
Committee of Purview
The Atlanta City Council’s Transportation Committee has jurisdiction over the Department of Transportation.
- Byron Amos, committee chair
- Marci Collier Overstreet, committee vice chair
- Jason Dozier
- Amir Farokhi
- Dustin Hillis
- Antonio Lewis
- Alex Wan