Transportation
BY SAM SCHAFFER
Leander City Council on March 6 approved a $736,270.50 contract with construction rm CivCon to eliminate the city’s rst wastewater pump, pave East Street and add water and waste- water lines to the area. Two-minute impact The block of East Street between Evans Street and East Broade Street is a dirt road, according to agenda documents. The road will be paved after the water and wastewater lines are added. Additionally, the project will eliminate the city’s rst wastewater pump–or lift station–and replace it with a gravity connection to the South Brushy Creek Interceptor wastewater collection Leander approves $736K to pave East Street, add utilities
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The unpaved portion of N. East street will be paved under the Leander’s new contract with CivCon.
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system. The project will bolster water infrastruc- ture for residents along East Street. What else? Because work on the project will impact the street, the contract provides for the road to be repaired and paved with a two-way asphalt
roadway, according to the documents. The lift station is old and has become
high-maintenance. The city manager is autho- rized to approve changes up to $50,000 as long as orders do not exceed 25% of the original contract amount, according to city documents.
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