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Berlin hears detailed West Street infrastructure plan; stormwater becomes major cost and phasing focus
Summary
Staff presented a multi-phase West Street Roadway and Utilities Improvement Project: Phase 1 focuses on relocating pump/lift stations and replacing aged water/sewer lines (current construction estimate about $1,000,000); Phase 2 requires stormwater upsizing and a detention facility that could double costs and may require land acquisition and intergovernmental partners.
Council spent the largest portion of the meeting on a staff presentation about the West Street Roadway and Utilities Improvement Project, a multi-phase plan to replace failing water and sewer infrastructure, relocate pump stations and address chronic flooding while adding safety features such as sidewalks and bicycle accommodations.
Project engineers and Public Works staff said Phase 1 will concentrate on relocating a large pump station that currently sits in the roadway, consolidating smaller north-end pump stations, and replacing utilities where the road will already be cut for maintenance.…
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