Gwinnett’s Advanced Transportation Management System will be extended almost three miles along State Route 120 in Lawrenceville, funded by the 2001 SPLOST program.

Commissioners on Tuesday approved an almost $765,000 contract with low bidder Com Tran Group, Inc., to install the fiber optic cables and cameras that will provide real-time traffic information to the County’s new traffic control center. Operators there will be able to adjust signal timing based on real-time conditions to help traffic flow smoothly.

The system will be installed on Duluth Highway/State Route 120 from Lawrenceville-Suwanee Road to Langley Drive and on State Route 8/West Pike Street from Culver Street to Jackson Street.

Commissioners also approved an agreement with the Georgia Department of Transportation and the Evermore Community Improvement District (CID) on a project to realign the intersection of Old Highway 78 and Walton Court. CID and federal grant funds will pay the total cost of $762,241.

“The CID will design and construct the entire project, and the County will review plans, approve contractors and inspect the finished work,” said Gwinnett Transportation Director Brian Allen. “This kind of effective cooperation really gets things done in Gwinnett County.”