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City to bid $2.8 million drainage upgrades for Highland and Plantation neighborhoods
Summary
Engineering presentation identified roughly 2,000 linear feet of pipe to be upsized, new catch basins and box improvements to reduce surface flood elevation by about one foot; mayor said $440,000 in state funds is available now and the larger $4.1 million priority request is seeking next year's capital outlay.
Chandler Staples briefed the City Council on planned drainage improvements for two neighborhoods that have experienced repetitive flooding. The engineering study identified priority pipe relays and upsizing—about 2,000 linear feet of piping identified for replacement with arch-style pipe and 2–3 additional basins in some locations—to lower the hydraulic grade line and improve flow toward a downstream box culvert the presenter described as adequate.
Staples said the Highland phase will raise…
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