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Harlingen public works details drainage improvements, sandbag distribution and equipment options ahead of hurricane season
Summary
Public Works presented completed and ongoing drainage projects — including a 14-acre Lozano detention pond (~70% complete), multiple ditch widenings and pilot-channel cleanups — and reported distributing 34,473 sandbags during two recent storm responses; staff proposed a $235,000 back-con trailer as a lower-cost maintenance option.
Public Works staff updated the Harlingen City Commission on drainage projects completed and underway and described the city’s storm readiness heading into hurricane season.
A presenter for Public Works described the Hail Ditch project (about 3,310 linear feet widened from roughly 35 feet to as much as 70–90 feet at the top of bank), the 14-acre Lozano detention pond…
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