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La Porte presents $15 million plan to upgrade 39 North water main and add tanks
Summary
City water staff and NICE Engineering reported on the 39 North water-main, booster and elevated-tank project funded with State Revolving Fund financing, saying design is on schedule, bidding is slated for late summer and construction is targeted for completion in 2027; officials estimated the project cost has increased from about $10 million to roughly $15 million.
City water staff and consultants told the La Porte Common Council on April 20 that the 39 North water project—planned as about a mile of new 12-inch main plus two elevated tanks and a booster station—remains on track for bidding this summer and construction completion in 2027.
Tim Warner of the City of La Porte water department and Howard Jones of NICE Engineering described the project’s purpose as improving flow and fire protection for the 39 North area. Jones said the existing system is a single, dead-end 12-inch main with limits for pumping and duration of fire flow.…
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