Faced with an aging drinking water transmission main approaching the end of its design life, Houston Public Works and several local partners have begun design work on a nearly 18 mi long, $120 million replacement project. To be installed in a densely developed region, the Southeast Transmission Water Line will serve a fast-growing region of the Houston metropolitan area.

Reasons for replacement

The new transmission main — which ranges in diameter from 36 to 54 in. in diameter — will replace an existing 42 in. diameter main that was installed in the early 1970s. As it nears the 50-year

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