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Council approves Magnolia Avenue safety design work, new vehicle-detection equipment and higher loop-maintenance cap
Summary
The council approved a $359,785 design contract for Magnolia Avenue safety improvements funded through a $10 million Safe Streets for All grant, purchased video detection equipment under $100,000 per year, and raised annual loop-maintenance spending to $70,000.
The Knoxville City Council on the evening’s consent agenda approved three transportation measures intended to speed design and deployment of intersection and signal safety improvements along several high-crash corridors.
Council members voted to: authorize the mayor to sign a professional design agreement with Gresham Smith for Magnolia Avenue intersection improvements (not to exceed $359,785); approve an initial one‑year purchase of Miovision video vehicle‑detection equipment with up to two one‑year renewal options (amount not to exceed $100,000 per year); and amend the on‑call contract for inductive loop maintenance, increasing the annual maximum by $25,000 for a new annual cap of $70,000. Motions carried by voice vote.
The measures are part of a larger federal…
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