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City staff say riverbank protection project redesigned after heavy rains, scour analysis pending
Summary
Engineering staff reported a redesign of a riverbank stabilization project after recent rain and storm events altered site topography; the city is awaiting a scour analysis and expects change orders and later cost and schedule updates.
City engineering staff told the TIPS Committee that a riverbank protection project near Panola Road required a complete redesign after multiple heavy rain events changed the site topography.
The project team discovered that recent storms had shifted the slope and removed material where the planned wall would sit, so consultants performed a new survey and the design engineer produced a revised structural plan. Engineering staff said the wall design is now based on a new as-built survey and structural criteria rather than the original aesthetic-focused plan.
Why it matters: staff said the redesign is intended to reduce the risk of repeated repairs and to satisfy regulators. The…
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