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Commissioners approve Tarrant Regional Water District permit to open-cut county road for 84-inch pipeline
Summary
The court approved a right-of-way agreement allowing Tarrant Regional Water District to open-cut County Road 4515 to install an 84-inch water pipeline; staff said the work would likely close the road for about two days with limited local access and the court authorized commissioners to sign the permit.
Henderson County commissioners approved a right-of-way permit on March 17 for Tarrant Regional Water District to open-cut County Road 4515 at its intersection with County Road 4518 to install an 84-inch-diameter water pipeline bound for Lake Palestine.
A commissioner described the project and local traffic impacts, saying the contractor estimated the work could be completed in two days if the road is fully closed; "They said they can do it two days if we completely shut it," the commissioner said. The proposed plan would maintain intersection access and detour local traffic via nearby county roads; commissioners said only a small number of homes lie on the closed segment.
The court approved the right-of-way agreement and authorized commissioners to sign the permit. The item passed unanimously after brief discussion about timing and road closures. County staff recorded that this is one of multiple open cuts the district will perform across the county as part of a larger pipeline running from the Tarrant County area to Lake Palestine.
