A contract with Canary Construction Inc. was approved by City Council at the Dec. 3 meeting after the company repaired a sinkhole that was developing on Cheek-Sparger Road and Silverwood Lane in Colleyville, Public Works Director Lisa Escobedo said.

The cost

The contract was for $86,670 with a contingency amount not to exceed $9,000, per city documents.

"Typically we come to [council] before we do any of these projects, but because of the emergency nature, we did have to fulfill the project," she said.

What happened?

Public Works staff found that a storm drainage pipe running under Cheek-Sparger had deteriorated significantly, impacting the integrity of the roadway surface, according to city documents.

Since the pipe was 6-8 feet under the surface, staff placed plates along the travel lane of Cheek-Sparger Road to prevent the complete collapse of the road.

Work completed by Canary Construction Inc. included the replacement of 50 feet of storm pipe and a 60-inch headwall to support the road and protect the pipe, per city documents.

“Our public works team is hoping to apply the asphalt [early in December,]” Escobedo said. “Due to the temperatures, we hadn’t been able to do that.”