Officials expect to complete rehabilitation of a “high-hazard” dam in east Kyle, which has closed a portion of Goforth Road for roughly two years, in April or May.
The upgrade, which was budgeted for $7.95 million, is part of the Plum Creek Conservation District’s (PCCD) effort to meet state safety standards, said Johnie Halliburton, executive manager of the PCCD.
PCCD’s Soil Conservation Site 6 dam, located on Goforth Road, was built in 1967 as an earthen structure meant to hold Porter Creek, a tributary of Plum Creek, into a reservoir. Overflow drainage was meant to flow around the dam and back into Porter Creek.
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