Breckenridge outlines waterline, wastewater and street projects; fiber crews to dig through newly paved streets

City staff told the Breckenridge City Council that several utility and street projects are underway or imminent, including waterline work tied to Texas Water Development Board (TWDB) projects, a wastewater treatment plant procurement, lift-station upgrades and a phase 3 street reconstruction that begins Sept. 8.

Staff said the waterline work awarded to a contractor (identified in the record as "Radon") awaits a notice to proceed and should begin within about a month; paving in the downtown grant area will follow completion of that waterline work. The wastewater treatment plant project request for proposals is complete and an award will appear on the council’s October agenda, staff said.

The city reported progress on lift-station improvements: control panels and auto-dialer call-out systems have been received and partially installed (Lift Station 1), pumps have been ordered and some are awaiting brackets for installation, and a trailer-mounted pump is in place at Station 3.

Staff also briefed the council that two fiber providers (one named FiberLite in the transcript) and Texas Gas are actively trenching in the city. Staff cautioned that the digging has already led to at least one waterline strike and that crews must repair streets to the condition in which they were found. City staff said fiber companies project roughly six months for deployment but warned rocky soil may slow work.

Street reconstruction maps shown to the council indicate the blue and green lines of completed phases and a new phase 3 segment scheduled to begin Sept. 8; staff noted the city has roughly 66 miles of roads and is making incremental progress.

Council members received the updates with no formal vote recorded on those items during the meeting excerpt provided.