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Council approves $500,000 request from drainage advisory committee to rebuild failing Liberty Trail retaining wall
Summary
Council approved using Proposition 6 general obligation bond funds to rebuild a long, failing retaining wall along Liberty Trail that sits on Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) property but supports the city trail. Staff described structural failure and a plan for a cantilever wall designed to minimize work on OTA property.
Charlie Bridal, director of engineering construction, briefed the council on a recommendation from the Drainage Advisory Committee to allocate Proposition 6 (2018 GO bond) funds to replace a failing retaining wall that supports Liberty Trail between Elm and New Orleans/Aspen.
Bridal said the wall, which he estimated at about 800 to 1,000 feet in length, has failed in multiple spots and appears to have lost the geogrid that originally provided structural…
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