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Enterprise staff pushes permitting for utility work; water-main projects to continue into next year
Summary
City staff told the council Oct. 7 that water main replacements on Alberta, Daleville and Weeda streets will continue into next year and proposed a permitting process for utilities working in city right-of-way to improve communication and quality control.
Enterprise city staff reported progress and problems on a multi-year water-main replacement program and recommended a new permitting process for private utilities working in city right-of-way to improve communication and project closeouts.
Barry Mott, city engineer and public works director, told the council crews have patched Alberta Street and expect to finish dress-up and patching on adjacent segments within days; Daleville and Weeda patches were scheduled for the following week. Mott said the work often requires keeping the existing main in service while crews install and test the new main, then perform service line conversions and "cut and kill" the old lines; that sequence lengthens the time before final road patching.
Mott and…
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