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County, Encore discuss coordinating utility relocations with road-widening to avoid duplicated costs
Summary
Encore and Hunt County officials discussed delaying electric line relocations until planned road-widening projects to avoid inefficient zigzagging of poles and added expense; parties agreed to improve coordination and schedule periodic meetings.
Representatives from Encore and Hunt County told the Commissioner’s Court Monday they want closer coordination to avoid moving power lines ahead of planned road-widening projects.
An Encore representative told the court the company is receiving developer requests to relocate lines "before y'all are ready to do the work," which forces Encore to build temporary zigzag alignments that increase costs and add poles. "If we're not widening the road yet, then it makes sense for us just to wait until y'all are ready to go and then…
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