Gwinnett School Superintendent J. Alvin Wilbanks said Thursday the district’s plan to put cameras on school bus stop arms may not be carried out by the start of the new school year.
The district has been working with Redflex Traffic Solutions for nearly a year on a contract to install the cameras, but officials said Thursday the agreement is mired in red tape. District officials said they must reach an agreement with the county government to manage some parts of the effort. Gwinnett school officials hope the county government can approve an agreement next month. The school district would still need to approve the agreement.
“For us to have this done before school starts is real optimistic,” Wilbanks said, regarding installation of the cameras.
Gwinnett delayed the work with Redflex last year after competitor American Traffic Solutions appealed the decision, citing several factors, including an ongoing federal bribery investigation in Chicago. One former Chicago official was arrested last month on charges he took bribes from Redflex to help the company get a city contract.
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