Round Rock Edition | April 2022

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City to receive almost $11million inARPA funds for stormwater projects ROUND ROCK City Council approved multiple engineering contracts for federally funded stormwater projects during a Feb. 24 meeting. Utilities Director Michael Thane said the rest of the almost $11 million in American Rescue Plan Act funds where we need to spend money on capital improvement projects around the city,” Thane said.

Boulevard, a Dry Branch tributary and a Chandler Branch tributary. Thane said the funds will allow the city to complete projects it would not have been able to undertake without raising stormwater drainage rates. “We would not be able to do all these projects under the current drainage rates,” Thane said. “Before this money came forward, we were looking at updating our drainage model to determine if we needed to have a rate increase.”

will be used toward construction costs. The master plan has not been updated since 2014, Thane said, and an update will help determine where attention is needed. ​”This really sets the stage for

In conjunction with some storm- water and drainage monies, ARPA funds will be used to pay for projects including a stormwater drainage master plan update, engineering for improvement plans in Old Town Meadows, improvements to neighborhoods between East Palm Valley Boulevard and Louis Henna

The total amount for engineering for the six contracts, including an update to the stormwater drainage master plan, is $4.22 million.

WHERE THE PROJECTSARE

With the award of ARPA funds for stormwater projects, several drainage projects will be planned throughout the city.

PROJECT COSTS INCLUDE:

Stormwater drainage master plan

$350,434

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KENNEY FORT BLVD.

5

Engineering for improvement plans in Old Town Meadows

$996,316.12

1

79

Improvements in Round Rock West

$365,901.25

2

4

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Improvements to neighborhoods between East Palm Valley Boulevard and Louis Henna Boulevard

$280,139

3

DEEP WOOD DR.

3

35

A Dry Branch tributary in the South Creek area

$276,678.50

4

2

Chandler Branch tributary

$953,713

5

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SOURCE: CITY OF ROUND ROCK, COMMUNITY IMPACT NEWSPAPER

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