Capital Improvements Program FY 2015 - 2024

Capital Improvements Program FY 2015 - 2024

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.

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