Atlanta proposes $22.38 million for water and sewer work tied to road construction

Atlanta proposes shifting $22.38 million from water and wastewater budget reserves to address conflicts between road construction and existing utility infrastructure. The City Utilities Committee lists the funding measure for first reading at its Oct. 13 meeting.⁠[1][2]

The work would include identifying Atlanta’s existing water and wastewater utilities, then providing the design and construction needed to resolve conflicts with roadway projects. The ordinance describes work associated with bridge replacements, road widening, streetscape improvements and resurfacing throughout the water-distribution and wastewater-collection service areas.⁠[2]

The proposal reaches beyond state road projects. It would support intergovernmental agreements incorporating Atlanta Watershed Management’s utility-design and construction requirements into road projects undertaken by the Georgia Department of Transportation, the city of South Fulton and Atlanta’s transportation department.⁠[2]

Ordinance 26-O-1578 would transfer exactly $22,379,054 within the fiscal 2027 Water and Wastewater Commercial Paper Notes Fund to the GDOT/IGA Utility Relocation Project. That is a proposed addition to the project’s funding, not an established total project cost.⁠[2]

The ordinance describes the program’s scope but does not identify individual road projects that would receive the money or provide a construction timetable. Its workflow sheet lists committee and full Council consideration as pending. The first-reading entry does not establish approval of the transfer or an executed intergovernmental agreement.⁠[1][2]

The committee meeting is scheduled for 10 a.m. Oct. 13 in the Larry M. Dingle Committee Room at Atlanta City Hall, 55 Trinity Avenue.⁠[1]