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Stonecrest TIPS Committee advances plan to add reflectors and restriping, awaits county coordination and contractor bids
Summary
City engineering presented a prioritized list of streets for new reflectors and restriping; staff said bids are pending and the mayor is advocating with DeKalb County to assume some work. Councilmembers pressed staff on PCI-based timing and safety on Rock Springs Road.
City engineering staff presented the TIPS Committee with a prioritized list of Stonecrest streets proposed for new roadway reflectors and restriping, saying the list was compiled from council requests and resident emails and has been sent to contractors for price proposals. "We sent this list to three contractors and received one proposal; I'm still waiting on two more," Harry, an engineering staffer, told the committee.
Why it matters: committee members said the upgrades affect nighttime visibility and public safety on several local streets and asked whether temporary measures could be used before full resurfacing. Council members pressed staff on the methodology and timing, noting some streets on the list have low Pavement Condition Index (PCI) scores and are scheduled for resurfacing in the coming years.
Staff said the proposal will include unit prices for striping and separate unit prices for reflectors so the city can expand the work later if authorized. Harry said engineering removed segments already scheduled for resurfacing to avoid wasteful restriping after a future milling operation. "We removed streets with a PCI below the threshold because those will be surfaced in the next couple of years," Harry said.
Councilmember Alicia Washington raised Rock Springs Road as an example of a roadway with limited lighting, blind curves and urgent visibility problems. Staff replied Rock Springs is tentatively on a 2–3 year resurfacing list and therefore may be excluded from near-term striping; the committee discussed whether a short-term safety treatment could be justified until full resurfacing occurs.
Intergovernmental coordination: the mayor has been advocating with DeKalb County and county partners to add work orders for some segments that are county-controlled. "She has been working with the county very clearly and has been advocating very, very hard," the chair read from the mayor's update. Staff said the county and the city's engineering team must agree on scope and funding for any county-owned segments before the city proceeds.
Next steps: staff will wait for the remaining proposals, present firm costs and proposed funding sources, and return to the TIPS Committee. Members requested written follow-up from the mayor's office and engineering on which segments the county will accept and which will remain a city responsibility.
