Gwinnett County will get federal funding to install new safety measures along Singleton Road, U.S. Sens. Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff announced on Tuesday.
The county will get $1 million from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s (DOT) Strengthening Mobility and Revolutionizing Transportation, or SMART, Grants Program to install the technology-based hybrid beacons at crossings on the roadway. The grant program was set up by the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, which was passed into law last year.
It is one of two Georgia projects that will get SMART Grant funding, according to the senators. The other project is in Chatham County.
“These new investments that will strengthen the infrastructure of two of Georgia’s most populous counties are the result of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law Senator Ossoff and I championed,” Warnock said. “From metro Atlanta to the coastline and in between, I will continue to work to deliver even more investments to upgrade our state’s infrastructure so Georgians can have safer communities and stronger connectivity.”
The purpose of the SMART Grants is to fund projects that are designed to install smart technology infrastructure that can help make transportation systems more efficient and safe.
The Singleton Road corridor has been the scene of several incidents since 2018 involving pedestrians who were trying to cross the road, which is why it was chosen to receive funding, according to the senators. The idea is that the hybrid beacons that…
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