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City details emergency repair after semi sinks into storm drain; council approves rehabilitation work

Auburn City Council · March 9, 2026
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Summary

Public Works reported an emergency repair after an 18-wheeler sank into asphalt above a large storm drain on Grass Valley Highway; staff fast-tracked replacement with steel-reinforced polyurethane pipe and council approved the rehabilitation resolution while staff pursues cost recovery.

City engineers told the Auburn City Council on March 9 that emergency repairs are underway at 144 Grass Valley Highway after a semi truck partially sank into asphalt above a major storm drain that conveys the Auburn Ravine.

Public Works Director Angel Dean described rapid mobilization on Feb. 19: crews secured towing, procured about 275 linear feet of steel-reinforced polyurethane (SRPE) pipe from Utah and…

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