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Lufkin council approves additional $550,000 for Gaslight Boulevard reconstruction after drainage redesign
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The Lufkin City Council approved a change order and the first reading of an ordinance to allocate an additional $550,000 from the city's general fund reserve to the Gaslight Boulevard reconstruction project to address inadequate drainage and add decorative medians and monument signage, city staff said.
The Lufkin City Council approved a change order and the first reading of an ordinance to allocate an additional $550,000 from the city's general fund reserve to the Gaslight Boulevard reconstruction project to address inadequate drainage and add decorative medians and monument signage, city staff said.
City staff described drainage structures shown in the original construction drawings as inadequate after construction began in May and said a local engineer redesigned the drainage to use as many original bid items as possible. Kevin, a city staff member presenting the item, said the change order includes about $568,000 in added work and that the city will perform…
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