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Farragut advances traffic-management upgrades; board approves signal contract and design agreement
Summary
Mayor and staff announced a $7 million pollution‑mitigation grant for the town’s advanced traffic management system (ATMS); the board awarded a traffic‑signal construction contract and approved a design agreement tied to the ATMS network.
The Town of Farragut is moving forward on traffic‑management upgrades announced Aug. 14, 2025, after Mayor Ron Williams reported a $7,000,000 pollution‑mitigation grant for the town’s advanced traffic management system (ATMS). At the same meeting the board approved construction and professional‑services contracts for two new traffic signals that will be integrated into the ATMS.
Mayor Williams said the $7,000,000 grant, secured by town engineer Daryl Smith and staff, funded the advanced traffic management control system. That project will link new and existing signals and allow coordinated timing to reduce idling and emissions.
Staff presented two follow‑up items. First, contract 2026‑11 to build a signal at Concord Road and Loop Road was awarded to Stansell Electric, the low bidder, for $463,647.00. Town staff said the Tennessee Department of Transportation completed a signal warrant analysis in 2023 and found the intersection meets MUTCD warrants; the signal will be connected to the ATMS and timed to coordinate with existing infrastructure. Completion was estimated at 360 days after notice to proceed, due in part to long lead times for mast arms and poles.
Second, the board approved a professional services agreement with Cannon & Cannon for design of signal and intersection improvements at Campbell Station Road and Jamestown Boulevard. Cannon & Cannon’s proposal, as presented to the board, quoted a lump‑sum fee of $5,050,735 for design services with anticipated final construction plans submitted by Jan. 31, 2026.
Staff and board members discussed scheduling and lead times; a precise construction start date for the Concord/Loop signal was not specified at the meeting. The projects are designed to improve east‑west access at Jamestown and to provide better gaps in northbound traffic at Concord Road to help vehicles from neighborhood side streets enter the main roadway during peak hours.
Board members approved both items on the consent/regular agenda by roll call vote. Staff said both new signals will be integrated into the town’s ATMS to coordinate timing with existing signals once installed.
