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Miami Beach officials declare emergency, accelerate repairs after repeated force‑main breaks on Dade Boulevard
Summary
City staff told the Land Use and Sustainability Committee they have declared an emergency for a failing force main on Dade Boulevard, contracted a design‑build team, plan trenchless replacement starting as soon as spring and will return in May with an accelerated five‑year plan and cost options.
Miami Beach officials told the Land Use and Sustainability Committee on Feb. 11 that repeated breaks in pressurized sewer lines have forced the city to declare an emergency and speed replacement of a force main on Dade Boulevard.
City engineering staff said the Dade Boulevard run has had six breaks in the past year and the most recent failure occurred about two weeks before the meeting. Mariana Evora, assistant director for infrastructure, described an emergency procurement of a design‑build team and expedited material purchases to replace roughly 3,600 linear feet of force main using horizontal directional drilling to avoid open‑cut work through the roadway. Staff said construction could…
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