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Council authorizes $48,800 for engineering to replace failed culvert under Westbrook Drive
Summary
Council approved a $48,800 budget amendment to hire The Wooten Company to produce contract documents and bid specifications to replace an approximately 80-foot failed 36-inch CMP culvert under Westbrook Drive that threatens roadway collapse and requires sewer relocation.
Newton City Council unanimously approved a budget ordinance amendment to fund emergency engineering services after city staff found a collapsed culvert beneath Westbrook Drive that jeopardizes the road and an adjacent gravity sewer.
Public Works and Utilities Director Dusty Wentz told council that a 36-inch corrugated metal pipe (CMP) culvert at Westbrook Drive and Popular Circle failed and formed a sinkhole; the gravity sewer is…
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