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Henderson approves $671,201 sewer project to eliminate flood‑prone Hwy 45 pump station
Summary
Council accepted a $671,201.40 bid to rebuild pump stations and install a 12‑inch gravity sewer line beneath US Hwy 45 to reduce backups in a low‑lying area and remove the need for one pump station.
Utility Director Darryl Green described persistent problems at the pumping station on US Hwy 45, which sits in a low‑lying flood area and has caused backups to some residences in rainy periods. The board approved a plan to bore under the highway and install a 12‑inch gravity‑flow line across the Henderson Industrial Park to the outfall next to the railroad track, eliminating the pump station.
Only one bid was received for the work; the board accepted R. Jones Underground’s bid of $671,201.40 following a motion by Alderman Mark A. Barber and a second by Alderman Buel Maness. The minutes record that replacing pump stations is expensive, and the gravity-line approach is intended to reduce future maintenance and backup complaints.
