Buffalo Sewer Authority announces completion of Boyd Street Restoration Project

BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Buffalo Sewer Authority announced Monday that a project to restore the water and sewer lines on Boyd Street have been restored.

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The project, which costed around $2 million, removed and replaced lead service lines at 25 homes, including six multi-family units, and installed 700 feet of new sewers lines as well as 600 feet of new waterlines. The project also covered the cost of repaving the street and landscaping work.

“While the bigger projects associated with the Queen City Clean Waters initiative might be the most visible in communities and neighborhoods across the city, there are dozens of similar sized projects like Boyd Street that require infrastructure upgrades that will occur over the next several years as part of the initiative,” said Rosaleen Nogle, PE, BCEE, BC WRE Principal Sanitary Engineer, Buffalo Sewer. “An important aspect of Queen City Clean Waters is to invest in communities, especially economically disadvantaged ones, that have not seen their fair share of infrastructure investment through the years.”

In November of 2024, a watermain on Boyd Street broke, impacting the sewer line. Buffalo Sewer says while emergency repairs were being made, they immediately began the design and construction process on the project and was able to finish it in around nine months.

“Everyone deserves to feel confident when they pour themselves a glass of water- especially for their children. Replacing the lead service lines on Boyd Street is more than just an infrastructure upgrade; it’s an investment in the community,” said Niagara District Council Member David A. Rivera. “As we are looking to lift up Grant Street in the coming years through redesign and streetscaping, I’m thrilled to see this improvement and hope that more streets in the Grant Street neighborhood will benefit from similar infrastructure projects.”

Boyd Street’s restoration project is part of the Queen City Clean Waters Initiative, which will see the city spend $1 billion over the next 15 years to improve the health and safety of local waterways including Scajaquada Creek, Erie Basin Marina, Black Rock Canal, Cazenovia Creek, and the Buffalo River. It also includes infrastructure enhancements at over 50 sites throughout Buffalo.