PREVIEW: Friendswood officials to consider lift station upgrades, e-bike safety 

Friendswood City Council will consider whether to award a $1.6 million contract for flood mitigation on sanitary sewer lift Stations No. 1 and 17 at an April 6 meeting.

The details

Friendswood City Council will consider whether to award the $1.6 million contract to Dickinson-based Branch Construction Group.

The project would be funded by FEMA and bond funds and would raise the station’s electrical parts two feet above Hurricane Harvey flood levels to protect the city’s sewer system, according to city documents.

The backstory

The city's sanitary sewer system sustained severe damage during Hurricane Harvey, and currently, Station No. 1 is operating on bypass pumping because of outdated electrical infrastructure, according to city documents.

What else?

City Council will also discuss what tools they have to protect the safety of e-bike riders in Friendswood at the meeting.

Stay tuned

City Council will meet at 5:30 p.m. April 6 at Council Chambers, located at 910 S. Friendswood Drive, Friendswood.