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Council authorizes $64,550 for additional wayfinding and gateway signage
Summary
City Council approved a $64,550 budget amendment to install five wayfinding signs, a gateway entrance sign and pay NCDOT encroachment fees to guide traffic into Newton.
Newton City Council approved a budget amendment on Feb. 16 to fund additional wayfinding signs and a gateway entry sign aimed at directing traffic into the city.
Assistant City Manager Sean Hovis told council the city identified three locations near Thornburg Drive and Highway 16 where signs would encourage drivers to enter Newton. The request covered five wayfinding sign faces (two at most locations), NCDOT encroachment fees and a gateway entrance sign. The city presented a cost breakdown: $8,600 per wayfinding sign (five signs = $43,000), $6,000 for encroachment agreements, $9,660 for a gateway sign and a 10% contingency, for a total request of $64,526 (rounded to $64,550 in the motion).
Council approved the $64,550 budget amendment unanimously on a motion by Council Member Jody Dixon and a second by Council Member Jerry Hodge. Staff will proceed with procurement, obtain required NCDOT encroachment agreements and return with construction schedules as needed.
