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Lemon Grove council authorizes emergency repairs to failing 72‑inch storm drain near College Place
Summary
Council unanimously approved an emergency resolution to suspend bidding and authorize immediate repairs to a compromised 72‑inch storm drain trunk near 3281 College Place, approving a mobilization plan and estimated rough cost of about $1,000,000 funded from existing project savings and storm drainage funds.
The Lemon Grove City Council on April 7 authorized emergency storm‑drain repairs near 3281 College Place after staff presented evidence that a 72‑inch corrugated metal trunk line had failed and created a sinkhole in a residential parking area.
Public Works Director Izzy Murguia described televised inspection footage showing eroded sidewalls, collapsed invert and boulders protruding from the pipe. Staff measured the sinkhole at about 16 feet long by 6 feet wide and likely 15–20 feet deep and concluded the compromised pipe presented an immediate risk to life, property and stormwater…
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