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Birmingham leaders weigh a capital-improvement master plan as water, sewer and road needs mount
Summary
At a March 9 workshop, city staff told commissioners roughly 38% of Birmingham's water mains predate 1929 and many sewers are similarly aged; staff proposed a standalone capital-improvement master plan and requested $200,000 for a consultant to model priorities and funding options.
The Birmingham City Commission opened a special workshop March 9 to discuss whether the city should develop a stand-alone capital improvement master plan to make aging infrastructure and funding choices clearer to residents.
City management and engineering staff told commissioners the city has roughly 100 miles of water mains, about 38% of which were installed in 1929 or earlier; sewers show a similar age profile. Melissa, representing the engineering department, said the city's PASER road rating rose from 4.28 in 2021 to about 5.266 in the most recent evaluation, but that a target PASER rating is generally nearer 6 for communities of Birmingham's size. She said the…
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