Capital Improvements Program
FY 2015 - 2024
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Water Resources projects totaling $514.2 million make up 41% of the Infrastructure Result Area
and 36% of the total proposed CIP. Water and Sewer projects in FY 14-15 include a gravity
sewer and forcemain replacement at the Hilltop Road lift station, the earthen dam maintenance
project at Lake Higgins and Brandt, ongoing water and sewer line rehabilitation, expansion and
renovations, and various projects at the water and wastewater treatment plants.
The Field Operations Department has projects totaling $94.1 million, which equates to 7.4% of the
Infrastructure Result Area and 6.6% of the total proposed CIP. The proposed projects by Field
Operations include street, sidewalk, and bridge maintenance.
Projects that fall within the Community Services Result Area account for the second largest
project total of the four Result Areas, including $96.3 million in Parks and Recreation and Libraries
projects, or 6.8% of all projects over the next 10 years. The McNairy Branch Library’s completion
leaves only Parks and Recreation projects as the only Result Area projects planned for FY 14-15.
These include Hester Park improvements, trail system expansion, Barber Park Phase II, and War
Memorial Stadium renovations. Of the $96.3 million of total projected projects for Parks and
Recreation and Libraries, $83 million are unfunded requests that will be considered for future
bond referenda.
The Public Safety Result Area includes $54.9 million in projects making up 3.9% of the total CIP.
Construction of new and replacement of aging Fire Stations is the most common Public Safety
project. Replacement of the Franklin Boulevard (#56) Station and construction of a new station
on Burlington Road are scheduled during the next two years. Another major Public Safety project
is the replacement of 800MHZ radios for Guilford Metro 911.
A number of major projects have been completed and removed from the CIP over the last year,
including the new McNairy Branch Library, Science Center improvements, Reedy Fork Fire
Station, and a number of large grant funded infrastructure projects. Other needs, including
primarily newly identified infrastructure projects, have been identified and added to the CIP. The
net result is that the total CIP for FY 15-24 decreased slightly to approximately $1.42 billion.
