MARTY Bus Service Shuts Down as Martin County Seeks Emergency Provider Agreement
Martin County's public bus service, MARTY, shut down unexpectedly, impacting residents and drivers. The county is negotiating an emergency agreement with a new provider, MTM Transit, to restore service and is working to re-hire and onboard the previous drivers.
West Palm Beach Fort Pierce, FL, October 14, 2026 —
Martin County’s public bus service, MARTY, has shut down unexpectedly, affecting residents who rely on the service and the drivers who worked for it. The county is negotiating an emergency agreement with MTM Transit in an effort to restore service.
The agreement is not described as finalized. The county is also working to re-hire and onboard MARTY’s previous drivers, according to the information provided. The summary does not specify how many drivers are involved, how many residents have been affected, or when service might resume.
Details about what led to the shutdown were not provided. The length of the interruption, the routes affected and whether any replacement transportation is available are also unclear. No terms of the proposed agreement with MTM Transit were disclosed.
The county’s effort involves both arranging for a new provider and addressing the return of the previous drivers. It was not specified whether all former drivers will be rehired or what onboarding will involve. The county has not provided a timeline for completing those steps in the information available.
For now, the reported next step is the county’s negotiation with MTM Transit, alongside its work to re-hire and onboard the former drivers. Further information about the agreement, the service schedule and the effects on riders was not included in the summary.
Story summarized from the original created by Justin Breckenridge on www.wqcs.org, see more information here.
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