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As Celina continues to grow, city officials are moving forward with several projects to help meet the city’s water needs.
Celina City Council approved an $18.39 million contract with S.J. Louis Construction for a transmission line project at their April 14 meeting.
The gist
Celina Assistant City Manager Kimberly Brawner said the Glendenning transmission line project will extend infrastructure from FM 428 to the city’s new high-pressure pump station on Old Glendenning Road.
The project includes about 12,500 linear feet of 54-inch pipeline that will provide service to the high pressure pump system directly, along with another 1,800 feet of pipeline connecting back to the pump station. City documents note that the project will be funded through bond dollars.
Zooming in
The transmission line is one of three related infrastructure projects the city is working on to expand water capacity, city documents note. The other two projects include construction of a new 25 million gallon pump station and an 8 million gallon storage tank.
Construction on the pump station and storage tank is expected to be complete next summer, according to the city’s capital improvement project website.
Brawner said previously the city has been working to expand its water supply and wastewater capacity over the last few years.
One project expected to help increase future water supply is the construction of Lake Ralph Hall in Fannin County, which is expected to begin delivering water to Celina and other communities in the next year.
“All this is in anticipation of Lake Ralph Hall coming online in 2027,” Brawner said.
One more thing
Construction on the transmission line is estimated to wrap up in about a year, per the city’s website.
