Fort Lauderdale outlines Tranche 2 stormwater work: 17 neighborhoods, phased designs and new pump stations

City of Fort Lauderdale staff and consultant Hazen and Sawyer presented Tranche 2 of the city’s Fortify Lauderdale stormwater program at a public virtual meeting, describing conceptual designs for roughly 17 neighborhoods grouped into 12 projects and a phased schedule that the city expects to move into design, permitting and construction over the next decade.

The presentation, led by Hazen and Sawyer project manager Robert (Rob) Taylor and planning lead Lucia Medina, covered the program’s modeling and field‑survey work, a toolbox of adaptation strategies, coordination with Broward County on a conceptual permit and next steps for neighborhood outreach. Taylor said Tranche 2 “is part of what we are calling Fortify Lauderdale,” and that the city expanded an originally smaller list to about 17 neighborhoods after recent extreme rainfall events.

Officials said the Tranche 2 neighborhoods were analyzed using an updated stormwater master‑plan model that incorporates digital elevation data, the city’s drainage inventory and revised rainfall inputs reflecting observed increases in rainfall volumes. Medina said field crews surveyed each Tranche 2 neighborhood in wet and dry…