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Main Street overlay contractor encounters soil sloughing; council authorizes up to $115,000 in stormwater reserve
Summary
Engineers reported trench wall sloughing during stormwater detention-system work on Main Street; the city asked council to authorize up to $115,000 in stormwater management reserve from 2024 project savings to cover potential extra costs. Council approved the request unanimously.
City Engineer Rob English updated council on the Main Street Overlay project and requested additional stormwater management reserve funds after unstable sandy soils caused trench wall sloughing during installation of two detention systems.
The lede: The contractor began work in November and after returning from winter suspension encountered sloughing while trenching for underground stormwater detention structures east and west of Seventh Avenue. Soil instability has undermined some adjacent pavement. Staff and the…
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