Berkeley plans multi‑year street rebuilds, tying paving to lead‑service work and limited fund balances

Berkeley City Council staff on April 29 outlined a three‑year capital improvement program that phases major street reconstruction projects across restricted funds and ties some paving work to required lead‑service‑line replacements.

Staff said the plan pushes a large Bacon Avenue reconstruction into the 2025–27 construction seasons and follows with a major section of Harvard and then Wakefield, using major‑street and infrastructure millage first and tapping water and sewer funds later to complete contracts.

City finance staff and public works leaders said the approach lets the city start multi‑million‑dollar projects without drawing on the water and sewer fund in year one. The Bacon project was presented as roughly a $6.67 million contract that will be billed across two fiscal years;…