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Engineering outlines $171 million-plus SPLOST asks, highlights stormwater, road paving and Rocky Creek flood work
Summary
The engineering director presented a long list of capital and maintenance needs for SPLOST 9, including a $25 million stormwater program, road-paving backlog funding, drainage projects in East Augusta and Rocky Creek flood-mitigation work, and numerous ADA, sidewalk, bridge and equipment items.
Dr. Malik, director of engineering, presented the commission with an itemized set of engineering and maintenance requests the department would like considered for SPLOST 9. He said the department compiled roughly 30 separate items and that staff trimmed the original list but the total remains substantial — he and the administrator described a working total of about $171,000,000 across department requests.
Stormwater and drainage: Dr. Malik said $25 million is included in the request for grading and drainage work and that the amount is intended to fund a capital program for repair and replacement of aging stormwater infrastructure. He described routine problems the department manages — collapsed metal pipes, sinkholes and bank erosion — and showed photos of failed pipes and undermined yards. He said much of the city’s older drainage infrastructure was constructed with metal pipe that is now failing and that the stormwater utility fee provides ongoing funds but that the capital need exceeds current receipts.
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