City Projects In Mountain Brook: What To Expect In 2020

MOUNTAIN BROOK, AL — With the new year underway, the City of Mountain Brook looks to make some improvements in a bevy of facets around the city. City Manager Sam Gaston said several projects are on the slate this year, including road work, sidewalks and aesthetic upgrades.

"In 2020, we have a drainage project on South Brookwood Road, continuing the design and engineering for the roundabout projects in Mountain Brook Village and conducting a comprehensive traffic study of Overton Road for long-term traffic improvements," Gaston said. But those are just a few of the projects planned for the city.

Gaston also listed the following projects coming in 2020:

• New playground equipment for Canterbury Park and Woodclift Circle.
• New water fountain for Mountain Brook Elementary Field and Irondale Furnace Park
• Sidewalks construction on Dunbarton Drive from Locksley to North Woodridge.
• Improvements at the Mountain Brook Athletic Complex.
• Planning for additional field improvements in the city.
• Preparing for the 2020 Census
• Design of sidewalks for Hagood Street from Euclid Avenue to Montclair along with the City of Birmingham.
• Preparing for plans to replace bridges on Caldwell Mill Road and Old Brook Trail.
• Landscaping along the pedestrian bridge in Jemison Park.