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County highlights FY2026 capital projects: Christina River force main, IT modernization and park work among priorities
Summary
County leaders told council the recommended FY2026 capital program emphasizes continuation of multiyear sewer projects, IT system replacements, park renovations and a planned southern public‑safety facility; the administration flagged a large multiyear cost for the Christiana River force main rehabilitation.
County general managers summarized the administration’s recommended FY2026 capital program at a budget hearing, highlighting major multiyear sewer projects, an IT modernization push and a slate of park and facilities upgrades.
Cleon Cawley, general manager of Public Works, described the Christina River force main as “the largest, most critical wastewater asset in New Castle County,” saying it serves “nearly 300,000 residents, sending 50,000,000 gallons of wastewater every day to the Wilmington Treatment Plant.” Cawley said the complete redundancy and rehabilitation program for the force main has an estimated program cost in the hundreds of millions (presentation cited roughly $750,000,000 as the total program estimate) and that the county requested approximately $22,000,000 in FY2026 to continue improvements and planning.
IT modernization
An information‑technology presenter (Del Grande, representing IT) outlined three IT capital priorities: replacement of the county’s aging Hansen…
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