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DeKalb accepts $5.35 million GDOT supplemental grant for signals, sidewalks and signage
Summary
DeKalb County commissioners approved acceptance of a $5,348,394.69 supplemental grant from the Georgia Department of Transportation to pay for traffic-signal, sidewalk, signage and related accessibility work across all commission districts.
DeKalb County commissioners voted to accept a $5,348,394.69 supplemental Local Maintenance and Improvement Grant from the Georgia Department of Transportation to fund traffic-signal upgrades, sidewalk repairs, road markings and school-signage improvements across the county.
The funding was presented Thursday during the Public Works and Infrastructure Committee meeting by Rick Lampe, director of the county's public works division, who said the money requires no local match and will help cover improvements that are otherwise difficult to pay for from operating budgets. "This is a grant of $5,348,394.69," Lampe said, describing the list of proposed projects and the short application window the county faced when applying.
The list submitted with the county's application includes more than 300 traffic-signal locations and sets aside work to bring signals into compliance with federal requirements for audible pedestrian signals and the Americans with Disabilities Act. Lampe told commissioners the packet's estimates are preliminary and could change when individual projects go out to bid: "As we go out to bid and there's going to be changes in the estimates and whatnot, we might have some flexibility as to, you know, being able to add, delete."
Commissioners asked for an electronic copy of the project lists; the administration said it would circulate the spreadsheets and noted some listed locations sit inside municipal boundaries and will be handled consistent with existing agreements. The committee approved the motion to accept the award without recorded opposition.
The administration said some projects will be handled by county crews and some by contractors under new bid packages; during the discussion staff said road-marking work in particular is expected to be contractor-performed in addition to in-house striping capacity. A commissioner asked whether the county will expend funds first and be reimbursed; staff said the county may already have the check or may receive reimbursements depending on the grant terms.
The grant acceptance was approved by committee vote.
