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Utility board awards $2.8 million contract to expand Town Creek wastewater trunk line
Summary
The Municipal Utility Board approved a construction contract with RW Jones Heavy Construction LLC not to exceed $2,798,067 to replace an 18‑inch clay line with a 36‑inch Town Creek interceptor. The project will run about nine months, requires short closures at Patsy Hooks Dog Park and a trail spur near Jack Borden Way, and is funded from wastewater rate revenues.
The City of Weatherford Municipal Utility Board voted to award a construction contract to RW Jones Heavy Construction LLC for the Town Creek interceptor wastewater improvements in an amount not to exceed $2,798,067.
Bill Smith, the presenting city staff member, told the board the project replaces an aging 18‑inch clay trunk line with a new 36‑inch wastewater line running from the wastewater plant toward Jack Borden Way. Smith said construction is expected to begin next month, have a nine‑month duration and will be funded from available wastewater rate revenues.
Smith described temporary public impacts: the contractor will close the northern half of Patsy Hooks Dog Park for up to three weeks and construct a detour for the main Town Creek Hike and Bike Trail so the main trail will remain open with a detour; a trail spur near Jack Borden Way will be closed for up to one week while the pipeline crosses under that access. Smith said the contractor will use bypass pumping where necessary so existing service can continue during construction.
During board questions, Smith confirmed the existing line could remain in operation during the work and that outages were not anticipated except for limited bypass operations. After the presentation, Mayor Pro Tem Ken Davis moved to approve the contract as presented; the motion was seconded by Tom Novak and the board passed the item.
The board did not provide a roll‑call tally in the meeting transcript; the mayor asked members to register their votes on the chamber touch screens and recorded that the item passed. Construction is scheduled to finish around February 2026 if the timeline holds.
The board packet lists project funding from wastewater rate revenues; no additional funding sources or state/federal grants were cited in the transcript.
