Indian Hills drainage construction set to begin

By C.W. WILKINSON / cww@laramieboomerang.com Friday, April 25, 2014

Construction of a new drainage system for the Indian Hills area is slated to begin as soon as the construction materials arrive on site, a city of Laramie engineer said.

The new drainage system is expected to help drain storm water from existing streets, as well as help prepare the way for planned subdivision in the area.

Indian Hills is on the northeast side of the city.

The project is slated to install a new storm sewer system beneath Indian Hills Drive and Grays Gable Road, which is expected to catch storm water from the scheduled development and existing homes, City Engineer Larry Ketcham said.

The drainage pipe will collect water from the neighborhood and move it to the detention pond on the Jacoby Golf Course, he said.

A detention pond is also scheduled for just north of the current end of Indian Hills Drive, and several storm drains are slated for installation at intersections along the street, Ketcham said.

Funding for the nearly $1 million project came from a financial contribution from the developer and the city, Ketcham said.

They (the developer) needed to pipe out, the city needed bigger pipe, Ketcham said. And so they met their needs, and thats what their financial contribution did. The city enlarged the pipe and we put inlets in so we can catch everything from the existing subdivisions. So it is a city project, it is not a developer project.

During construction, Indian Hills Drive and Grays Gable Road are expected to close temporarily.

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