ENTERPRISE, Ala. (WDNews) – The City of Enterprise is launching a $2.9 million project to replace outdated water lines across the city. Work is expected to begin in late May or early June and continue for about a year.
Water lines will be replaced on Airport Road, Kelly Street, Gilbert Street, Reese Avenue, and Woodland Drive. Additional partial replacements will impact Alberta Street (from Main Street to Sylvan Drive), Damascus Road (from Main Street to Rawls Street), E. Grubbs Street (from Edwards Street to Rosewood Drive), S. Connor Street (from College Street to W. Harrison Street), W. Harrison Street (from Main Street to Pledger Street), Pledger Street (from Harrison to Crawford Street), Crawford Street (from Pledger Street to Rawls Street), Grimes Street (from Hildreth Street to Harrison Street), Daleville Avenue (from Edwards Street to Ouida Street), N. Ouida Street (from Daleville Avenue to Park Avenue), and N. Erin Street (from Daleville Avenue to Mill Avenue).
“Some of these water lines have served the city for more than 75 years,” Enterprise Water Works Superintendent Alan Mahan said. “It’s time to replace these antiquated water lines so they can continue to provide water for years to come.”
Mahan said the city’s waterline replacement program has “accelerated significantly in the past few years in conjunction with the city’s street resurfacing program.”
“Our intent is to be good stewards of taxpayer dollars and coordinate the waterline replacement with the street resurfacing,” Mahan said. “We want to fix any water lines first and then repave second. We don’t want to have to dig up newly paved streets, so we are working hand-in-hand with our city departments to determine the best course of action.”
This latest phase is part of a larger effort that began in 2020. By the end of this phase, the city will have replaced about 24.54 miles of water lines, affecting roughly 1,800 service connections and totaling an investment of more than $13.5 million.
