Commissioners Approve SPLOST Funds for Future I-85 Interchange

Gwinnett Commissioners approved spending nearly $5 million in SPLOST funds to improve congestion in the county, including the framework of an agreement with the Georgia DOT for a future interchange on Interstate 85 at McGinnis Ferry Road

The county said in a Tuesday press release two other approved contracts will connect two dozen traffic signals on Suwanee Dam and Indian Trail roads to the Gwinnett Traffic Control Center.

The county will contribute $4 million to purchase right-of-way and agreed to manage the preliminary engineering of the McGinnis Ferry interchange. The funds come from the 2009 and 2014 SPLOST programs.

The state will manage construction and contribute $13.3 million to the project, $10.6 million from federal funds.

The county said the project on Suwanee Dam Road will stretch from Peachtree Industrial Boulevard to Ga. 20 and cost $599,005. Eight cameras and 4.4 miles of fiber optic cable will link nine traffic signals to the traffic center for monitoring and real-time signal timing adjustments.

The Indial Trail project ($817,684) will add fiber optic, nine more cameras and connect 15 signals between Beaver Ruin Road and Lawrenceville Highway.

Both contracts went to ComTran Group, Inc., of Buford and will be funded by 2009 SPLOST.