Overview
- GLWA announced the $81 million plan on Tuesday, July 21, 2026, committing funding and a three‑year timeline to address repeated breaks along the 14 Mile Road transmission main.
- Phase one will replace three miles of 48‑inch prestressed concrete cylinder pipe with a new 54‑inch steel pipe between Haggerty and Farmington roads, with construction due to begin in mid‑November.
- Phase two will inspect and renew an additional three‑mile segment east to the Franklin Pump Station and install an acoustic fiber‑optic cable that will continuously 'listen' for wire breaks after baseline inspections.
- GLWA says the work will be paid for through its existing capital improvement program using utility revenues and bond financing and that household and business water service should see little to no interruption during construction.
- The program responds to repeated failures over recent years, including a major March rupture, and signals a shift from patch repairs to long‑term replacement and active monitoring that could affect local traffic and future utility spending.