{"id":357778,"date":"2026-07-01T21:18:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-01T21:18:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/357778\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T21:18:24","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T21:18:24","slug":"plano-finalizes-4-7m-for-cast-iron-pipe-replacement-project-approves-5-4m-for-new-improvements-plano","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/357778\/","title":{"rendered":"Plano finalizes $4.7M for cast iron pipe replacement project, approves $5.4M for new improvements | Plano"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>City Council approved more than $5.4 million to start construction for cast iron pipe replacements in the Parkway Estates and Whiffletree neighborhoods.<\/p>\n<p>The project will replace roughly 14,500 linear feet of 6-inch and 8-inch cast iron pipelines, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/plano.novusagenda.com\/agendapublic\/CoverSheet.aspx?ItemID=10916&amp;MeetingID=3695\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">city documents<\/a>. The replacements are needed because of the increased risk of corrosion, line breaks, maintenance costs, service interruptions and negative impacts for residents in the area.<\/p>\n<p>Funding, which comes from the city\u2019s 2025-26 Street Improvements Community Investment Program, will also go toward any needed pavement reconstruction and barrier-free ramp installations during the project.<\/p>\n<p>Lipscomb said construction is estimated to start in July and should be completed by fall 2027.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"City Council approved more than $5.4 million to start construction for cast iron pipe replacements in the Parkway&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":357779,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[127158,19044,112690,127159,160,162,161,127160,127161,127162],"class_list":["post-357778","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-plano","tag-cast-iron-pipes","tag-city-of-plano","tag-construction-in-plano","tag-park-boulevard-construction-plano","tag-plano","tag-plano-headlines","tag-plano-news","tag-pvc","tag-water-pipe-replacement-plano","tag-what-kind-of-pipes-does-plano-use"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357778","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=357778"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/357778\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/357779"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=357778"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=357778"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=357778"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}