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Council directs engineering work and applies for Community Crossings grant focused on Carlisle Street box culvert
Summary
The council authorized Banning Engineering to proceed with application and preliminary design work for a Community Crossings matching grant that includes replacing a box culvert on Carlisle Street near Bishop Avenue; the project scope will reduce the town's paving area this cycle because the culvert design raises costs.
The Mooresville Town Council voted Sept. 16 to move forward with engineering and an application for the state Community Crossings matching grant, prioritizing a Carlisle Street repair that includes replacement of an existing box culvert near Bishop Avenue.
Mark Butler of Banning Engineering told the council Community Crossings is a state matching program and that the town’s project this round includes an enlarged scope because the Carlisle Street box culvert requires topographic survey, a hydrology/drainage analysis, regional general-permit permitting and detailed culvert design. Butler estimated the engineering portion attributed to the culvert at roughly $330,317 and an additional $24,200 for typical community-crossings scoping for other streets; he said the total project cost was expected to be about $800,000 with the box culvert representing roughly half the cost.
Butler recommended preparing a 30% design for application and noted that right-of-way limitations near the culvert may require easements from adjacent property owners to secure permanent access for the replaced structure. “We would recommend that the town perhaps pursue an easement for that so that you can maintain that perpetuity,” Butler said.
Council members asked about timelines and oversight; Butler said the Community Crossings application opens Oct. 1 and is due Oct. 31, and that awards usually post in January. The council discussed whether to include construction observation in the engineering contract; Butler recommended construction management but did not include it in the initial scope.
Council members voted to authorize Banning Engineering to proceed with the Community Crossings application and preliminary design work. Town staff said the large culvert cost would reduce the amount of roadway the town could reseal or overlay in this cycle, but that the town could still proceed with grant application and adjust match estimates as needed.
No final construction contract was awarded at the meeting; the action authorized grant application, survey and design work so the town can seek Community Crossings funds.
