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Council narrows Mount Gilead Road project; signals support for reduced scope including water‑line replacement
Summary
Councilors narrowed options for the Mount Gilead Road project in a Nov. 4 work session, indicating support for a reduced scope that keeps major pavement work and adds a west‑side 16‑inch water‑line replacement to limit future utility failures.
Keller City Councilors spent an extended work‑session segment Nov. 4 reviewing design milestones, contingency assumptions and the elements that raised a Mount Gilead Road estimate from roughly $12 million to about $17 million. Staff described the difference between 30/60/90 percent design milestones and emphasized how additional line items discovered at higher design fidelity (utilities, drainage, and unit costs) can materially alter final construction estimates.
Staff presented alternative scope packages broken into discrete "points" so council could select components…
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