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Council directs staff to bid two options for Ryze (Bridal) Lane improvement after water-line cost escalation
Summary
Public works presented three construction options and high cost estimates to relocate or upgrade water lines on Ryze (Bridal) Lane; council directed staff to solicit bids for Option 1 (relocate 2.5-inch line and widen) and Option 3 (lower-cost two-foot widening/milling) as alternates.
Public Works Director Jerry Cato (presenting) returned to the Lancaster County Council with alternate designs and updated cost estimates for the long-delayed Ryze Lane (referred to in staff materials as Bridal Lane) project. The county previously developed a plan to widen the road and move an existing 2.5-inch water line out of the pavement; after a public meeting and further engineering, staff reported significantly higher costs if the project were expanded to provide a fire-suppression-capable 6-inch water main.
"The costs were very, very high," Cato said, explaining the difference between the cheaper option of relocating the existing 2.5-inch…
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