$127M for transportation, water projects passed in Pflugerville

Pflugerville City Council passed $127 million in certificate of obligation bonds at its April 8 meeting to fund water, wastewater and transportation projects.

About the projects

The bonds will fund 19 projects included in the fiscal year 2024-25 budget, including:

• $17.7 million for a future four-lane roadway with a raised center median from Colorado Sand Drive to Weiss Lane on East Pflugerville Parkway
• $10 million for a project to widen East Pecan Street to six lanes
• $27.4 million for the treatment capacity expansion at the Pflugerville surface water treatment plant
• $11 million for a 27-inch waste water interceptor connecting the Kelly Lane lit station to the interceptor along Weiss Lane

Other projects, amounting to less then $10 million each, include wastewater lift stations, a reclaimed water line, and street extensions and realignments.

Some context

A CO bond lets local governments to fund projects that further public improvement without requiring voter approval. Pflugerville uses these bonds for roadway, development, facility, infrastructure and utility projects, according to the city.

City Council authorized a notice of intent to issue CO bonds up to $142 million in February.