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New Carrollton delays final action on Safe Streets plan after extra costs and multiple design options surfaced
Summary
Council members were presented with four options and a roughly $10,000 overrun on the Safe Streets implementation tool; the council agreed to defer a decision and invited the vendor to return on July 1 for a fuller presentation and cost breakdown.
City staff told the City Council on June 10 that the Safe Streets implementation plan (referred to locally as the safety action plan/tool) required more work than originally budgeted, resulting in about $10,000 of additional expenses spread across the project’s outreach and deliverables.
Maisha told the council the vendor produced several options (three to four options were presented) and that final prices arrived to staff shortly before the meeting, leaving members insufficient time to review. Council members asked staff to schedule the item for the July 1 meeting and requested the vendor bring a short list of five to seven immediate projects tied to cost estimates so the council can consider items for inclusion in the FY2027 budget.
Council members asked staff to clarify financing: the presenter had indicated much of the work was grant-funded, and members said they want a clear list of near-term items that could be implemented in FY2027. The council took no final vote; staff will follow up with the vendor and return with the options and costs on July 1.
Why it matters: The Safe Streets effort aims to identify near-term safety projects for inclusion in the FY2027 budget and to produce conceptual designs for intersections and other improvements. The council’s decision to defer gives members more time to weigh grant opportunities and trade-offs before committing city funds.
Next steps: Staff to ask the vendor to present on July 1 with costed short-list items and intersection concepts; council to consider those items for inclusion in the FY2027 budget.
