DeKalb County committee approves multiple transportation design and signal contracts
July 07, 2026 | DeKalb County, Georgia
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The DeKalb County committee on Wednesday approved a slate of transportation contracts and substitutes that county staff said will advance signal upgrades, corridor design and new signal construction across multiple commission districts.
Staff recommended and commissioners approved an award of RFQ 25-085 to KCI Technologies Inc. for traffic signal operations and technology improvements across the county, with a substitute raising the not-to-exceed amount to $693,983.80. Director Keer described the work as a maintenance-style effort covering roughly 98 signals for flashing yellow arrow upgrades and detection improvements and said audible pedestrian features would be included where the budget allows. "This is more like a maintenance project where we've picked out ... 98 signals to get flashing yellow arrow upgrades and any kind of detection upgrades," Keer said.
The committee also approved a design contract rebid for Pleasantale Road (CR 5182) from I-85 to Tucker-Norcross Road, recommending Atkins Realis USA Inc. for full plan development services. Keer said the work is intended to produce a GDOT concept report and that large design costs reflect the GDOT plan-development process: "plan development ... takes multiple years, at least three years of design right away and then construction," he said. Staff said the approach will use task orders to refine scope and cost as concepts are developed.
Construction awards included a low-bid contract to RJ Haney & Associates Inc. to install two new traffic signals (Valleybrook and Hollywood; Stevenson and Alford) with an amount not to exceed $441,244. Multiple commissioners representing affected districts welcomed the projects as longstanding requests.
Other procedural votes on signal-related items included a time-extension change order for a hybrid beacon and signal at North Decatur Road and Parkdale Drive to accommodate equipment lead-time delays; staff said the contractor expects to finish by year-end. All motions on the items passed by oral 'I' votes.
Why it matters: The package addresses near-term safety and operational upgrades at dozens of signals while advancing design work on corridors that staff expect will take multiple years and potentially significant additional funding through GDOT processes.
What’s next: Staff said larger project costs will be refined through task orders and concept development, and certain items will return with substitutes or additional detail as GDOT requirements and federal funding steps progress.
Staff recommended and commissioners approved an award of RFQ 25-085 to KCI Technologies Inc. for traffic signal operations and technology improvements across the county, with a substitute raising the not-to-exceed amount to $693,983.80. Director Keer described the work as a maintenance-style effort covering roughly 98 signals for flashing yellow arrow upgrades and detection improvements and said audible pedestrian features would be included where the budget allows. "This is more like a maintenance project where we've picked out ... 98 signals to get flashing yellow arrow upgrades and any kind of detection upgrades," Keer said.
The committee also approved a design contract rebid for Pleasantale Road (CR 5182) from I-85 to Tucker-Norcross Road, recommending Atkins Realis USA Inc. for full plan development services. Keer said the work is intended to produce a GDOT concept report and that large design costs reflect the GDOT plan-development process: "plan development ... takes multiple years, at least three years of design right away and then construction," he said. Staff said the approach will use task orders to refine scope and cost as concepts are developed.
Construction awards included a low-bid contract to RJ Haney & Associates Inc. to install two new traffic signals (Valleybrook and Hollywood; Stevenson and Alford) with an amount not to exceed $441,244. Multiple commissioners representing affected districts welcomed the projects as longstanding requests.
Other procedural votes on signal-related items included a time-extension change order for a hybrid beacon and signal at North Decatur Road and Parkdale Drive to accommodate equipment lead-time delays; staff said the contractor expects to finish by year-end. All motions on the items passed by oral 'I' votes.
Why it matters: The package addresses near-term safety and operational upgrades at dozens of signals while advancing design work on corridors that staff expect will take multiple years and potentially significant additional funding through GDOT processes.
What’s next: Staff said larger project costs will be refined through task orders and concept development, and certain items will return with substitutes or additional detail as GDOT requirements and federal funding steps progress.
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