Transportation
BY MIRANDA JAIMES & CODY THORN
$2.22M project to improve drainage
Water line, sidewalk improvements planned Larger water lines and sidewalks will be coming to Randol Mill Avenue in Southlake after City Council approved a contract at the June 18 meeting. An engineering service agreement with KSA Engineers Inc., which has an office in McKinney, was approved for an amount not to exceed $400,000 with $55,000 in contingency for additional engineering services. The funding was approved in the 2024 Capital Improvement Program, according to city documents. During the Jan. 16 meeting, council awarded a preliminary design service contract to KSA in an amount not to exceed $136,000. This latest con- tract will allow KSA to further develop the design and produce a final design. The details The work would be on Randol Mill Avenue, from Morgan Road to south of West Dove Road, at
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Work is set to begin this year on a $2.22 mil- lion project along Tinker Road in Colleyville. What’s happening The project was initially set in the city’s 2014 Water and Wastewater Master Plan. Construction will begin in the fall to install about 2,570 feet of water lines along Tinker, and will also create drainage improvements. The work will reconstruct Tinker from Pleasant Run to SH 26 and install a 5-foot sidewalk on the north side of the road.
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the Westlake-Southlake border. Documents show construction starting Oct. 22 and running through Feb. 3, 2025. The proposed improvements include upsizing an existing 8-inch water line with a 12-inch water line. According to city documents, the upsizing will improve water flow and maintain pressure. What else? The work would also add a 5-foot sidewalk on the east side of the roadway. The addition of a sidewalk would connect the neighborhoods, such as Enclave, Dove Acres, Hillwood Estates, Regal Oaks and Tuscan Ridge, city documents state.
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This weekend you can inspect your sprinkler system for leaks, adjust the heads so they’re watering the yard instead of the street and program your controller to water only twice per week. Even for the summer. Have a water-saving weekend! Visit us online to find more water-saving projects. Program Your Sprinkler System to Water 2X a Week or Less Little Projects. BIG DIFFERENCE.
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