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City authorizes emergency work, shifts $500,000 to resolve Third Street utility conflicts
Summary
The Laramie City Council unanimously approved a resolution to transfer $500,000 and authorize emergency work to relocate electrical infrastructure that conflicts with the Wyoming Department of Transportation's Third Street project.
Laramie City Council on April 1 unanimously approved Resolution 2025-32 to authorize emergency work and amend the fiscal year 2025–26 budget to avoid construction delays on the Third Street project.
The move follows notice from the Wyoming Department of Transportation (YDOT) that existing electrical facilities within YDOT’s right of way conflict with the agency’s construction. "We have some electrical facilities within their right away that are conflicting with their work," Public Works Director Webb told the council as he outlined the problem and the city’s license agreement obligations.
Webb said the conflicts span eight intersections and involve utility boxes, conduit and storm-drain inlet locations. "This project encompasses 2 miles and we're in conflict in 8 different intersections," he said. City staff recommended transferring $500,000 from another project to fund relocation work and asked the council to authorize the mayor and city clerk to sign and the city manager to initiate construction.
Councilors pressed staff on timing and whether relocations could be planned to avoid future conflicts. Webb said the contractor already on site can perform the work quickly and that staff is adding the city's electrical infrastructure to the city GIS to better anticipate conflicts. "Probably, they'll probably be moved back behind the sidewalk, but still within the right of way, in purposely to avoid any further conflicts in the future," Webb said.
Councilor Freed praised the rapid staff response: "to have a solution come in within 2 business days to not delay any further is pretty awesome." After public comment (none on the item), the council voted 9–0 to approve the resolution and associated appropriation transfer and to authorize contracts and signatures.
The resolution directs the city manager to proceed with relocation work and permits use of the transferred funds pending final cost estimates.
