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Balch Springs delays roundabout gateway work after contract error; staff to redesign, add safety signage
Summary
Staff told the Balch Springs Type B board that a contract error halted the previously approved roundabout gateway landscaping and sign contract; staff will reissue an RFP, redesign the gateway with more stonework, and install warning signage, amber flashers and restriping to address safety concerns.
Staff and board members discussed a stalled gateway landscaping and sign project at a city roundabout during the Balch Springs Community and Economic Development Corporation meeting Oct. 8.
Freeman, the public‑services representative, said the design had been approved but ‘‘there was a mistake made with the contract, and so legal wasn't able to sign off on it,’’ forcing staff to postpone the work…
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