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Council approves pipeline easement payment, Union Pacific review fees and Rocket Lane change orders as road costs rise
Summary
Council authorized $94,600 to Enterprise Texas Pipeline Company for a permanent easement and recoating related to Topperwine Road Phase 1, approved a $50,000 estimated reimbursement agreement with Union Pacific, and accepted remaining Rocket Lane change orders while imposing liquidated damages to reduce the contractor payment.
City of Converse council members on May 6 approved three actions tied to major road projects, authorizing an easement payment and recoat work for a pipeline under a future arterial, agreeing to reimburse Union Pacific for engineering reviews and settling remaining change orders for the Rocket Lane expansion.
Staff said as Topperwine Road Phase 1 moved into final design, engineers identified a 20-inch natural-gas transmission pipeline beneath Hilltop Avenue that intersects the new right-of-way. Enterprise Texas Pipeline Company agreed to sell additional easement to the city for $100 but required re‑coating and remediation work on the pipeline to protect it from heavier traffic and vibration; staff said the company provided cost estimates. Assistant City…
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