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Lacombe sinkhole to be repaired

Lacombe city council has approved a $22,500 project to repair a sinkhole above a sanitary sewer main.The 37.5-cm line runs along Woodland Drive and serves a large portion of the city west of the C&E Trail and north of Cranna Lake, says a report from Matt Goudy, the city’s engineering services manager.

Lacombe city council has approved a $22,500 project to repair a sinkhole above a sanitary sewer main.

The 37.5-cm line runs along Woodland Drive and serves a large portion of the city west of the C&E Trail and north of Cranna Lake, says a report from Matt Goudy, the city’s engineering services manager.

Installed in 1978, the pipeline has been showing signs of “distress” and three sinkholes have appeared. The city plans to replace or reline the pipe next year.

However, one sinkhole near the intersection of Woodland and Spruce Drives is bad enough the city needs to fix it right away.

Council approved awarding the tender to Grayson Excavating. Contracting out the work was the favoured option because of the complicated nature of the job.