Fort Worth’s far north is getting a pricey underground tune-up and a new spot to stash the RV.
The City Council has signed off on roughly $14.6 million in water, sewer and storm-drain work that will replace aging lines and redirect runoff near the Caylor water-storage tanks in far-north Fort Worth. In the same meeting, council members voted to rezone a 6.1-acre tract at 14271 Old Denton Road from one-family residential to light industrial, clearing the way for an RV storage facility, a small office and a car wash. City staff say the combined moves are meant to cut down on flooding on nearby private property and finally put an underused annexed site to work.
Big Utility Contract and What It Covers
According to City of Fort Worth records, the council approved a $14,595,928 contract with Arlington-based Gra-Tex Utilities Inc. for the Water and Sanitary Sewer Replacement Contract 2021 WSM-F project.
The paperwork calls for replacing about 14,972 linear feet of cast-iron water pipe and nearly 5,975 linear feet of deteriorated sanitary sewer. The job also includes pavement rehabilitation and targeted storm-drain repairs. Staff highlighted a segment near the Caylor water tanks where storm-drain improvements are expected to tackle chronic runoff problems that have been spilling onto neighboring private parcels.
How the Work Will Be Paid For
As reported by Community Impact, most of the roughly $14.6 million price tag, about $13.3 million, will come from the city’s PayGo balance, essentially a cash-funded pool for capital work. The remaining dollars will be drawn from the 2023 drainage revenue bond series…