Council authorizes CSX encroachment to begin multi-phase Jeffreys Creek sewer upgrade
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Summary
The council approved a resolution authorizing the city manager to sign an encroachment agreement with CSX so the city can install a new 54-inch gravity sewer line for the Jeffreys Creek interceptor project; Phase 1 estimated at about $25 million (with $24 million state assistance) and Phase 2 also estimated at about $25 million.
Council approved Resolution 2025-49 authorizing the city manager to execute an encroachment agreement with CSX Transportation so the city can construct a new 54-inch gravity sewer line as Phase 1 of the Jeffreys Creek interceptor improvements.
City project staff (speaker 15) told council the work would proceed in two phases: Phase 1 installs a new gravity sewer line along South Church Street into a wastewater facility and is estimated at approximately $25 million; Phase 2—adding a new line and a lift station to reroute flows—was estimated at an additional $25 million. Staff said the Phase 1 price is roughly half the project and the city has received approximately $24 million in state funding toward Phase 1, leaving other financing and contract procurement steps to follow. Staff described the project as intended to reduce overflows during storm events by relieving pressure on the existing Jeffreys Creek interceptor and allowing that line to be repaired.
Council members asked about schedule; staff said a first-quarter 2026 bid solicitation is planned with an engineering-completion target in 2028 for Phase 1, subject to contracting timelines.
What happens next: With the encroachment authorization in hand, staff said it expects to put Phase 1 out to bid in Q1 2026 and to proceed with final design and procurement. The resolution passed by voice vote at the meeting.
Provenance: Item introduced at SEG 791 and discussion and vote completed by SEG 895.
