Gwinnett Commissioners recently approved installation of infrastructure that will allow county transportation engineers to communicate with traffic signals and cameras along four high-traffic corridors in Gwinnett. GDOT is funding the majority of the construction contracts with the county’s portion coming from 2009 SPLOST.
Installation of fiber optic cable and wireless radio communications will allow interaction between Gwinnett’s Traffic Control Center and the signals and traffic monitoring cameras along the routes.
“Based on the visual information they get from the cameras, the DOT is able to adjust traffic signals to help smooth the traffic flow, reducing congestion and improving public safety,” said District 4 Commissioner John Heard.
The roadways receiving these upgrades include:
• Ronald Reagan Parkway from Pleasant Hill Road to S.R. 124. The state is funding 78 percent of the project. American Lighting and Signalization, LLC, was the low bidder at $1,355,503.
• Old Peachtree Road from Sugarloaf Parkway to Dean Road. The state is funding 80 percent. American Lighting and Signalization, LLC, was the low bidder at $465,688.
• S.R. 316/University Parkway from S.R. 20 to the Barrow County line. The state is funding 80 percent. Brooks Berry Haynie & Associates., Inc., was the low bidder at $1,564,041.
• Five Forks Trickum Road from Rockbridge Road to Sugarloaf Parkway. The state is funding 80 percent. American Lighting and Signalization, LLC, was the low bidder at $1,038,570.
These projects will increase the county’s traffic monitoring capabilities along these corridors by installing 29.5 miles of fiber optic cable and 55 new traffic monitoring cameras and adding communication technology to 31 traffic signals.
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