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Aurora to line 36-inch transmission main after holiday leak; city to issue emergency work order
Summary
City staff told the Aurora City Council that a leak inside a 36-inch transmission main under a railroad casing is being addressed with a pipe-lining approach priced at about $500,000 and emergency excavation by Miller Pipelining; staff plans to issue a purchase order to begin liner fabrication and return to council for contracts in roughly two weeks.
The Aurora Department of Public Works reported on Jan. 13 that a leak discovered over the holidays in a 36‑inch southeast transmission main will be repaired by lining the pipe rather than a full replacement.
Jason Bauer, of the Department of Public Works, told the City Council the transmission main carries roughly 55% of the water leaving the treatment plant and is leaking inside a protective casing beneath a railroad track. "So the lining will be about $500,000," Bauer said, adding the city will also use an emergency repair contractor, Miller Pipelining, for…
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