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Fort Lauderdale staff outline $1-billion infrastructure slate, stormwater master plan and timeline limits
Summary
Public Works described the Prospect Lake Clean Water Center, wastewater consent-order work, stormwater neighborhood projects and bridge and sidewalk backlogs; staff warned funding and contractor capacity will limit how fast work can go.
Deputy director and chief resilience officer Dr. Nancy Gassman told commissioners Fort Lauderdale is undertaking more than $1 billion in capital infrastructure over the next five years while managing long backlogs and funding shortfalls.
"We are literally doing a $1,000,000,000 plus of infrastructure improvements," Dr. Gassman said, summarizing capital projects across water, wastewater, roads, sidewalks, bridges and resilience programs.
Nut graf: The department described major, ongoing projects (the Prospect Lake Clean Water Center and enabling works, wastewater consent-order repair, bridges, sidewalk network gaps and a multi-neighborhood stormwater master plan) and asked the commission to prioritize because staff and contractor capacity -- and funding -- constrain the pace at which work can be done.
Key details presented
- Water and Wastewater: Dr. Gassman said the Prospect Lake Clean Water Center and enabling works are the core water…
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