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Balch Springs council approves Hickory Tree Road design amendments, awards $6.2M street‑maintenance contract
Summary
The Balch Springs City Council on Aug. 25 approved a multi-item consent agenda that included amendments to engineering contracts for the Hickory Tree Road project and authorization to award a street‑maintenance construction contract, and the council recorded unanimous votes by members present.
Balch Springs City Council on Aug. 25 approved a consent agenda that included amendments to professional‑services contracts tied to the Hickory Tree Road reconstruction and a contract award for the 2024 street maintenance project.
City staff said the Hickory Tree Road project carries a $13,500,000 grant award for design and reconstruction of Hickory Tree Road from Elam to Lake Genera[l] Road and that the design portion of the project is funded with a $3,700,000 contract. Staff told the council the grant is “100 percent reimbursable” but that the city must pay for utility upgrades that coincide with the roadway work; staff said $339,500 for those utility-related tasks will come from the water and sewer capital improvement program.
The consent agenda included five listed items. Among…
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