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Committee approves GDOT right‑of‑way funds, road diets and shared‑use path at Kensington MARTA station
Summary
DeKalb’s Public Works committee approved acceptance of GDOT right‑of‑way funds and S.P.L.O.S. matching for improvements around the Kensington MARTA station: road diets on Mountain Drive and Kensington Drive, a shared‑use path, sidewalks, mid‑block crossings and streetscaping.
The DeKalb County Public Works and Infrastructure Committee on Thursday approved a GDOT right‑of‑way funding agreement (PI #0017992) to acquire property and set up a S.P.L.O.S. match for improvements centered on the Kensington MARTA station.
Public works staff presented the project as a package of pedestrian and street improvements: road diets on both Mountain Drive and Kensington Drive adjacent to the station; a shared‑use path on one side of each road and a six‑foot sidewalk on the opposite side; five mid‑block crossings equipped with rectangular rapid‑flashing beacons; and lighting and landscaping.
The agenda packet listed the GDOT right‑of‑way amount as $676,100,000. That figure appears to be a transcription or agenda formatting error; committee staff confirmed the intent is an amount consistent with right‑of‑way acquisitions for this scope (agenda language and committee discussion referenced a mid‑six‑figure award). The project’s GDOT PI number is 0017992.
Mr. Pelton, the department presenter, told commissioners that most of the right‑of‑way for the project would come from MARTA. He also confirmed the mid‑block crossings are split across the two streets (three on one and two on the other) and that a landscape plan is part of the scope.
Commissioner Massiah asked staff to provide the plan set to commissioners for review. “If you have hard copies, pass them to staff and then we can get them out to the commissioners,” Massiah said. Commissioner Terry described the work as a timely component of the Kensington transit‑oriented development and asked staff to check crossing locations to ensure pedestrian desire lines are protected, noting nearby multifamily developments and a soccer pitch.
The committee moved and seconded the item and approved it by voice vote. Staff said they will distribute plans to commissioners and follow up on exact mid‑block crossing locations.
Provenance: Staff presentation by Mr. Pelton and commissioners’ questions about crossings, landscaping and right‑of‑way.
