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Council approves change order to protect fiber optics on outfall drainage project
Summary
Council approved a small change order (just over $3,000) to encase an exposed fiber optic cable in a split steel pipe on a TxDOT right‑of‑way to allow the outfall connection work to proceed safely.
Council approved change order number 1 for the outfall connection improvement and direct test drive drainage improvement project after staff described encountering two exposed fiber optic cables during excavation. The engineer (speaker 12) explained that one cable could be lowered but the other was taut in the TxDOT right‑of‑way; the recommended remediation is to place a split steel pipe around the cable and anchor it, a solution the engineer described as the project's only viable option.
The engineer recommended the change order (described as a little over $3,000) and the council approved it as presented. Staff said the measure is necessary to comply with TxDOT requirements and to protect private‑utility infrastructure while the drainage connection is made.
