Paulding County to pursue roundabout design at South Paulding High School driveway with $460,331 engineering contract

The Paulding County Board of Commissioners heard a staff recommendation to authorize the chairman to enter a $460,331.60 contract with STV Incorporated to provide scoping, preliminary engineering and final design for intersection improvements at Wynn Road and the South Paulding High School driveway.

Ms. Parrish, presenting traffic and engineering findings, said an initial evaluation favors installing a single‑lane roundabout at the location to address high concentrations of AM and PM peak traffic and to improve safety for school‑age pedestrians and parent drop‑off activity. She said the project will include a "complete streets" approach with sidewalks and accommodations for pedestrians and noted the county’s prior installation of concrete islands and crosswalks nearby and an upcoming rapid rectangular flashing beacon that is expected to be operational soon.

The project, identified as PR-1MP-268-SPH-S-2, was funded from SPLOST (Post 2). Staff told the board the county issued a request for proposals on January 8, 2026, received six consultant proposals on February 13, 2026, shortlisted two firms for interviews, and selected STV as the most qualified to perform the design work.

Board members asked about crosswalk placement and separation from the roundabout; Ms. Parrish said the existing crosswalk is several hundred feet from the proposed roundabout and that final spacing and pedestrian treatments would be defined during design. No formal roll-call vote on the contract authorization was recorded in the meeting transcript during the discussion.

Next steps identified by staff include moving forward with the contract and completing design work, after which construction would be scheduled and funding managed from the designated SPLOST account.