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Lincoln County authorizes right-of-way permit for North Platte 18-inch sewer trunk main
Summary
The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners authorized the vice chair to sign a right-of-way permit requested by the City of North Platte to install an 18-inch sewer trunk main along Echo and Walker streets; county and city staff said construction will require short-term closures, dewatering and trench boxes.
The Lincoln County Board of Commissioners voted to authorize county signatures on a right-of-way permit requested by the City of North Platte for installation of an 18-inch sewer trunk main that will run from Echo north to Walker and west toward Buffalo Bill.
The request was presented by Brent Berkland, city engineer for the City of North Platte. “My name is Brent Berkland. I'm the city engineer for the city of North Platte,” Berkland said. He told commissioners the main is part of the city's master plan and “it's an 18 inches.”
Berkland said the line will be deep — roughly 10 to 12 feet in parts — and that the contractor will use trench boxes and dewatering. “It's about 12 foot deep, and we're gonna be doing dewatering,” he said. He described a rolling-construction approach in which crews install pipe, backfill and proceed in sections so residents retain access to homes while through traffic is redirected.
County commissioners and county roads staff discussed access and traffic control. A county staff member present for the pre-construction meeting (identified in the meeting record as Jason) and another county roads staff member (identified as Bridal) had reviewed the plans and noted the need to close segments to through traffic for safety during construction. Berkland said the city had notified property owners along the route and had met with the parish board at Ann Seton where church access was a concern.
On timing, Berkland said the contractor was prepared to begin as soon as approvals and deliveries allowed, with an estimated construction window of roughly six to eight weeks for the section described: “if we started roughly now, they would be roughly July 1,” he said, adding that weather and dewatering performance are the main variables.
Commissioners voted on a motion to authorize the appropriate signatures on the right-of-way permit. The clerk called the roll and recorded ayes from the commissioners present; the meeting minutes show the vote carried.
The county record names Van Kirk Construction of Sutton as the contractor. County roads coordination was described as ongoing; Berkland said the city will serve as point of contact for day-to-day coordination while working with county roads staff.
The project schedule and traffic impacts described by the city engineer indicate temporary interruptions to through traffic on Echo and Walker during installation but continued local access to residences, and the county authorized signatures to allow the work to proceed pending final permitting and coordination.
