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Hoover officials brief council on $55 million utility relocation for DelDel/Caldwell Mill widening
Summary
City staff presented a revised supplemental agreement with ALDOT covering utility relocations tied to the large DelDel/Caldwell Mill widening project; estimated total relocation cost is $55 million with multi‑year phasing and Shelby County contributing $5.5 million.
Hoover City staff told the council the city has negotiated a revised supplemental agreement with the Alabama Department of Transportation (ALDOT) covering utility relocations for the DelDel Road/Caldwell Mill widening project and is asking the council to consider the funding approach.
The agreement covers utility relocation in two construction phases. City staff said estimates provided by ALDOT place the total cost for utility relocation at $55,000,000, a substantial increase from the last estimate the city received in 2011.
The city’s proposed schedule starts utility relocation in 2025 with a three‑year utility phase that staff estimates will cost $10,000,000. Staff described phase 1 construction as occurring in 2028 and phase 2 construction in later years; the timetable as presented spreads work to ease funding requirements.
Blake Reeves (city staff) told the council Shelby County increased its previous $1,000,000 contribution to $5,500,000 at the county’s recent meeting, covering roughly 10% of the 20% local match the city had been seeking. Reeves said the city currently has $3,700,000 budgeted and estimates an additional $2,500,000 will be needed; the proposal would budget $500,000 per year from gas‑tax special revenue funds to cover that remaining amount without reducing the city’s planned resurfacing program.
Council members asked questions about gas‑tax funds and which of the city’s gas‑tax accounts permit certain uses such as street lights; staff said the city has three special revenue gas‑tax funds that together generate about $4,000,000 annually and that the engineering team plans those revenues to preserve the resurfacing program.
Staff also said the agreement requires utility relocations and includes a previously approved memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Shelby County. Several donated or temporary easements for construction were described elsewhere on the agenda as related to the project.
No final vote on the ALDOT supplemental agreement was recorded in the transcript excerpt provided; staff presented the funding plan and asked council members for their input ahead of the formal agenda vote.
