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Legends of Hutto drainage project cleared for bid; city tracks up to $800,000 shortfall
Summary
Engineers presented a phase‑1 drainage plan for the Legends neighborhood that uses concrete channels and a redesigned detention pond; staff expects to advertise in November and begin construction in January if bids are favorable, but current funding is about $800,000 short of engineer estimates.
HUTTO, Texas — City consultants told the Hutto City Council on Oct. 2 the first phase of the Legends of Hutto drainage improvement project is ready to be advertised for bids, with work expected to start in late 2025 or January 2026 and a construction duration estimated at about six months.
Angela Points of WSB, the project engineer, summarized the design for Phase 1: expand detention capacity at a neighborhood pond with a retaining wall and outlet weir; regrade and convert undersized earthen ditches to reinforced concrete channels; and add “pilot” or trickle channels to help velocity and reduce siltation. “We are going to provide that to the contractor,” Points said, noting engineers produced a 3‑D…
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