Downtown Decatur Drainage Work Begins This Week

DECATUR, GA -- Flooding after storms in downtown Decatur should start getting a little better after this week.

Work on Phase 2 of the Downtown Decatur Storm Drainage Improvements is scheduled to start this week.

Crews will be working to improve drainage on East Trinity Place, East Howard Avenue, Barry Street and North Candler Street.

Work will start in front of Decatur Fire Station No. 1, and includes the replacement of undersized and deteriorated storm drainage infrastructure.

All of the work is taking place in city rights-of-way.

The project has been almost 40 years in the making, city officials said in a blog post, and will replace some of the oldest storm drainage infrastructure in metro Atlanta.

It is designed to reduce or eliminate frequent flooding homeowners have experienced on Barry, North Candler and East Howard.

The work will be phased in 300-foot sections. One lane of traffic will be closed in spots where work is taking place.

There will be occasional road closures when work is being done across intersection but, for the most part, two-way traffic and pedestrian access will remain open while the work is being done.

It is expected to take 9-12 months to complete.