Wichita City Council members have approved funding for repairs of a 42-inch water main that ruptured last month, forcing the city to go into a boil water advisory for several days. The main ruptured on October 7th at a location just east of I-135, near 18th Street North. Crews were able to make repairs and the City Council approved funding from a Water and Sewer Department replacement program to cover the costs. The construction cost estimate at this time is $250,000. City engineer Gary Janzen said the main is out of service until an analysis can be completed. He said an assessment will be made on the remaining pipe in the immediate area, along with a soil analysis. He said internal pipe testing needs to be done and the city is working with a company to have that done, but the company won’t be able to conduct that testing until early next year or in the spring.
Source: Country 101.3 KFDI
