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Public Works OKs design, easement work to move storm drain under US 31
Summary
The Public Works and Safety committee approved a proposal from Heritage Engineering to prepare construction drawings and begin easement acquisition to relocate or replace a storm drain that conflicts with an existing wastewater main under US 31; the work will be paid from wastewater funds, the meeting record shows.
The Public Works and Safety committee on July 23 approved a proposal from Heritage Engineering to prepare construction drawings and pursue easements for relocation or replacement of a storm drain under U.S. 31 after staff said the drain conflicts with an existing wastewater main.
Committee members said the storm drain sits in an area that overlaps a Department of Transportation right-of-way and that parts of the wastewater main are located within that right-of-way. The proposal, as described in the meeting, would produce the design documents and support the project through construction and easement acquisition.
Meeting remarks indicated the work will be paid from wastewater funds. The committee moved and seconded the item and voted in favor; no abstentions were recorded in the meeting transcript.
In discussion, members asked how the wastewater main came to be in the DOT right-of-way and whether the project would require additional coordination with the DOT for right-of-way changes and easements. Staff responded that the DOT had expanded the right-of-way and that coordination and easement work are part of the consultant scope.
The project scope described to the committee includes final construction drawings and easement acquisition; the proposal does not, in meeting remarks, specify a construction schedule or final cost beyond the consultant engagement. Affected property owners and DOT approvals were described as pending steps the city must complete before construction can begin.
The committee did not cite an exact project start date during the discussion. The consultant selection and motion taken at the July 23 meeting were limited to moving the design and easement work forward.
Officials closed the item with a unanimous vote to approve the Heritage Engineering proposal.
Less-critical procedural items on the agenda followed the engineering approval, including employee hires and routine claim approvals.
