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Precinct foreman proposes allowing polyethylene culverts, new permit and inspection process; court moves item to old business
Summary
A precinct road foreman proposed permitting polyethylene culverts alongside galvanized steel, citing lower cost, longer life and DOT approval, and suggested changes to culvert permit inspections and enforcement; the court agreed to refine the proposal and return it as old business.
David, a road department foreman, asked Commissioners Court to permit polyethylene culverts as an option in addition to galvanized steel and to strengthen the county's culvert permitting and inspection process.
David told the court that polyethylene culverts have a life expectancy of 50 to 100 years compared with 20 to 40 years for steel and that 15‑ and 18‑inch polyethylene pipe is about "$200 a little over $200 cheaper" per unit than comparable steel.…
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