Hydrology study finds County Road 274 options costly; engineers to return Feb. 24
Engineers reported hydrology results showing County Road 274 would still be overtopped by about 8 feet in a 2‑year event; preliminary construction estimates to raise capacity ranged from roughly $7.5 million to $10.5 million, prompting staff to recommend potentially dropping the project from the CDBG package and asking engineers to present options at the Feb. 24 meeting.
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County staff told the Commissioners Court that hydrology studies for CDBG projects revealed larger problems than initially expected at the Lower Crossing on County Road 274, where preliminary designs still show the crossing overtopping by roughly eight feet during a 2‑year event.
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