New Braunfels Utilities begins work on $5M Grandview Water Main project; road closures expected

This month New Braunfels Utilities is slated to begin work on the nearly $5.5 million Grandview Pump Station and Discharge Line Upgrade project, which is slated to conclude in December.

On May 9 Pesado Construction Co. will begin rock sawing trench lines, according to an NBU press release, and will continue until late August.

The work will require a partial lane closure on the Loop 337 Frontage Road near H-E-B, according to the release. Additional lane closures on Kerlick Lane will also take place between May and August, but two-way traffic will continue.

“We understand this work will inconvenience many drivers in the Loop 337 Frontage Road/SH 46 and Walnut Avenue/Kerlick Lane areas and apologize for this disruption,” said Shawn Schorn, chief water engineer for NBU, in the release. “This project is part of our master plan to help ensure that the residents of New Braunfels continue to have reliable access to water for the foreseeable future, and we intend to work as quickly as possible to complete it on time and on budget.”

The project will replace approximately 1,800 linear feet of water main between NBU's Well No. 4 and the Grandview Ground Storage Tank and Pump station site, according to NBU.

Additionally, a third pump will be installed at the pump station to increase the firm pumping capacity from 2,400 gallons per minute to 4,000.

“The water main upsizing will allow all 4,000 [gallons per minute] to be pumped into and utilized within NBU’s Kerlick, Westpointe, Mission, and Copper Ridge Pressure Zones,” Schorn said in the release.

The utility company will also upgrade approximately 2,850 linear feet of water main along Walnut Avenue and Loop 337 from the current 16-inch line to a 24-inch line.

For additional information about the project and traffic changes, visit the NBU project website or call 830-608-8971.