Build Mobile, Engineering, and Public Works make major progress in 2024

Apr 1st, 2025

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- April 1, 2025 -

For Immediate Release

 

Build Mobile, Engineering, and Public Works make major progress in 2024

Mobile, Ala. — The City of Mobile is proud to release the Build Mobile, Engineering and Infrastructure, and Public Works Annual Report, highlighting the departments' extraordinary work in 2024.

This report provides an overview of these three major departments and the critical functions they serve. Formerly known as Public Works, these departments are forward-facing and include services like Parks and Recreation and Sanitation that citizens see every day. Behind the scenes, others like Engineering, Planning and Zoning, and Fleet Maintenance are also working hard to make our city better.

The goal of this report is to showcase the work being done across the city and highlight the incredible team of employees that is making it happen. The impact that Build Mobile, Engineering and Infrastructure, and Public Works have on the City of Mobile is substantial, and this report offers a detailed look at the many ways these departments serve our community day in and day out.

"These employees are often the unsung heroes of city government. They quietly and efficiently keep Mobile moving on a day-to-day basis," Mobile Mayor Sandy Stimpson said. "There is no shortage of impressive statistics about WHAT they’re doing, but I think it’s just as important to remember WHY they’re doing it. Throughout each of these departments, you’ll find men and women who care deeply about their work and this community. Mobile is their home, and they proudly serve it every day."

The complete report is available at https://tinyurl.com/35sh3p7v, and more information can be found at www.cityofmobile.org/public-works. Highlights from the 2024 annual report are below:

• Engineering: In 2024, the City of Mobile continued to invest tens of millions of dollars into local infrastructure, including upgrades to roads, bridges, sidewalks, and more. This includes 95 miles of road resurfacing, 13.7 miles of new or repaired sidewalks, and 1,037 new ADA ramps.
• Public Services: Last year, Public Services collected 60,431 tons of household garbage and 179,915 cubic yards of residential trash. Our teams also collected 88,170 pounds of litter, 825 tons of recycling, and repaired more than 4,500 potholes across the community.
• Parks and Recreation: Parks and Recreation maintained 2,126 acres of land, including 95 athletic fields and 31,500 plant beds. Hundreds of its events and programs served thousands of citizens of all ages, with a total of 386,337 check-ins across MPRD facilities last year.
• Build Mobile: The department saw a 26 percent increase in total inspections, performing 29,574 building, electrical, mechanical, and plumbing reviews. To keep the city growing sustainably, Build Mobile reviewed and issued permits for more than 22,000 construction projects in 2024.

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