(Lawrenceville, Ga., Nov. 19, 2009) - Gwinnett commissioners approved two agreements with the Georgia Department of Transportation to start planning automated traffic management systems (ATMS) for sections of State Route 20 and Pleasant Hill Road. The cameras and remote controls will give Gwinnett's new Traffic Management Center real-time control of traffic signals along the busy arterials.

The County allocated $296,000 in funds from the 2001 SPLOST program to cover its share of the two projects. SR-20 will be wired from Peachtree Industrial Boulevard to I-985 near Sugar Hill. Pleasant Hill Road will get ATMS equipment from Lawrenceville Highway to Buford Highway between Lilburn and Duluth.

Gwinnett Transportation Director Brian Allen said, "Under the agreements, the County will be responsible for the preliminary design and engineering. By being proactive, we're moving these much-needed projects forward using our available SPLOST funds."