Council authorizes $167,868 Kimley‑Horn work order after retiming shows travel‑time savings

The Tyler City Council authorized the city manager to execute work order No. 5 with Kimley‑Horn Associates for $167,868 to continue the Intelligent Transportation System master‑plan retiming program.

Cameron Williams, director of engineering services, introduced Kimley‑Horn consultant Tom Harmon, who summarized year‑five results and the scope of year‑six work. Harmon said the year‑five program focused on 28 intersections on corridors including Broadway and the East Loop and that returning to previously retimed corridors allowed the team to quantify growth. “The annual delay peak period savings is 5.9 million,” Harmon said, and he reported a 13% reduction in delay and more than 4 million fewer stops per year. (The transcript does not specify the units associated with the 5.9 million figure.)

Harmon explained timing strategies — lengthening cycles on Broadway to increase throughput while accepting longer waits on side streets — and said the program has retimed roughly 70% of the city’s coordinated signals to date. City staff described year‑six work as covering about 26 intersections, including Beckham, Troup Highway, the southeast loop, and east‑west progressions on East Grande and Shiloh Road.

Councilmember Curtis moved to approve the work order; Councilman Nichols seconded and the motion carried on a voice vote.

Why it matters: staff and consultants said retiming reduces delay, lowers the number of stops and produces measurable travel‑time benefits for corridors undergoing growth. The contract funds engineering and implementation for the next round of retiming.