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Committee reviews East Bank capital spending plan: $38M CSP plus $5.6M ITS duct-bank request
Summary
East Bank Development Authority presented a 2026 capital-spending request of $38 million plus a separate $5.6 million Metro ITS request for a subsurface duct-bank; EBDA staff said buckets support TPAC, Titans and Fallon infrastructure but line items are dynamic and council asked for a more detailed breakdown and historical spend figures.
Ben York of the East Bank Development Authority presented the 2026 East Bank capital spending plan (CSP) request and explained the request's structure and purpose. York described the CSP as organized into project "buckets" that support concurrent developments — for example, parts of the Victory Avenue work and Piedmont gas-line relocation are linked to the TPAC site and Fallon development.
York said the overall CSP request is $38,000,000, and he identified an additional request from Metro ITS for $5,600,000 to begin a subsurface duct-bank grid to reduce above-ground utilities and support low-voltage and telecom access across the East Bank. Asked whether that ITS amount was inside or in addition to the $38 million, York said the 2026 total is $43.6 million (i.e., $38M plus $5.6M).
Council members sought more granular detail. Council Member James asked how much has already been spent on East Bank to date; York said more than $100 million has been allocated to the East Bank since 2019, with about $60 million of that recorded as right-of-way acquisition. York said specific draw-down and spend figures could be provided to the council office on request.
Council members also asked whether specific road segments (East Bank Boulevard) or the pedestrian bridge work were covered by the CSP; York said the 2026 CSP includes right-of-way items and professional services that could be used to advance pedestrian and bicycle experience but that East Bank Boulevard improvements were not in this CSP except prior right-of-way allocations. York and other EBDA staff emphasized the CSP’s fluidity, noting that project phasing and partnership opportunities (for example, with the Titans or Fallon projects) can shift which dollars are applied to which tasks.
Committee members asked for a line-item breakdown and historical spend data to aid oversight ahead of future votes. York agreed to provide further detail to council offices. No formal action or vote was taken during the presentation.
