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Moore council approves revised utility relocation deal with Turnpike Authority for East–West corridor
Summary
City council approved a revised utility relocation agreement with the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority covering wastewater effluent relocation for the East–West Corridor and a related $13,350 survey amendment; staff said OTA will cover the additional costs after a frontage-road decision changed the cost split.
The Moore City Council on a unanimous vote approved a revised utility relocation agreement with the Oklahoma Turnpike Authority (OTA) for the East–West Corridor project and authorized a related contract amendment to cover additional surveying.
Staff told the council the revision documents why OTA will pay 100% of the costs to relocate effluent infrastructure after Cleveland County’s decision to restore frontage roads changed the earlier cost-sharing assumptions. Council members were told the project will replace existing lines with two 30-inch interior-diameter effluent pipes “sized for full buildout” and engineered to last decades.
Council also approved Amendment No. 1 to the Eagle Consultants agreement, a $13,350 increase for additional survey services related to the pipeline alignment changes. Staff said that additional surveying was required because of right-of-way changes and that OTA will cover the amendment cost.
Mayor Mark Ham presided over the discussion and the roll-call votes approving both items. There was limited debate; council members asked technical clarification about pipe sizing and cost allocation and voted to approve both actions.
The city said the revised agreement and surveying work are part of the Access Oklahoma program and intended to coordinate Moore’s wastewater infrastructure with the planned turnpike improvements. Council did not set additional implementation deadlines during the public meeting; staff described the changes as clarifying the funding and timeline for the utility relocation.
Next steps include executing the revised agreement and completing the additional survey work so the utility relocation design can proceed in coordination with OTA’s timetable.
