Vanlue drainage project to begin later this year – The Courier

VANLUE The second phase of a drainage project to reduce flooding during heavy rains in Vanlue will be done this year following recent action by the Hancock County commissioners.

Last week, commissioner President Mark Gazarek and commissioner Tim Bechtol approved a resolution authorizing a memorandum of agreement with the village for the drainage improvement.

According to the agreement, Several projects were identified that could provide flood relief but did not rise to the level of federal interest within the Blanchard River watershed and were not pursued for federal funds after the 2007 flood.

Drainage improvements in and near the village was one of those projects.

The second phase will begin at Blanchard Street and extend southeast along an abandoned railroad right of way to just south of West Main Street in the village. The work includes: replacing an existing drainage tile with an 18-inch pipe; installing new catch basins; replacing a culvert at West Main Street with a 38-inch by 60-inch elliptical concrete pipe; and regrading and reseeding of the existing ditch along the route of the 18-inch tile replacement, according to the resolution.

Cost estimate is $200,000. Bids will be sought and construction done this year.

The county will provide bid documents, advertise and accept bids, construction oversight and contract administration.

The county will pay for the project with funds from the flood mitigation account.

The village will get permission or easements from property owners along the drainage tile replacement route.

The first phase was done in 2014 at a cost of $205,000.

Drainage tile that was in very poor condition was replaced with 3,700 lineal feet of 24-inch pipe along Amanda Township 197, from Blanchard Street on the villages west side to a ditch northwest of the village near the wastewater treatment lagoon, according to information from Steve Wilson, project manager for the county commissioners flood-reduction efforts.

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