Georgia Street Drainage & Infrastructure Improvements Project
As part of its commitment to ensuring reliable service, the City of Tallahassee is planning a utility improvement project along West Georgia Street to replace aging infrastructure. (The project limits are shown on the adjacent map.) The project will replace approximately 2,000 linear feet of existing water mains, 1,600 linear feet of sewer mains and includes the installation of 1,600 linear feet of storm drainage pipes.
These new water and sewer facilities will result in reduced maintenance activities, improved system capacity, increased fire protection and continued reliable service for years to come. Additionally, upgrading portions of the stormwater infrastructure will reduce flood potential for some residents and property owners in this portion of the Frenchtown community.
During construction, travel lanes will need to be closed within the work zone; however, access to driveways/residences will be maintained. The closed areas will impact short sections of the roadway within the project limits and will shift as sections are completed. After the drainage and utility improvements are completed, the roadway will be resurfaced, and all other areas disturbed by construction activities will be restored to existing or better condition.
Customers will experience intermittent water outages when the new water mains are tied into the existing system and when existing services are reconnected to new services. During construction, notice will be given in advance for planned outages, and the City and its contractor will make every effort to keep outages brief.
This project represents the significant investment by the City toward maintaining and improving our infrastructure system. Construction is anticipated to commence in mid- to late-2022 and take 9‐12 months to complete.
If you have questions or comments regarding these planned activities, please contact Charles Hargraves with the City’s Underground Utilities and Public Infrastructure department at 850‐891‐6135 or Charles.Hargraves@Talgov.com.