JAMESTOWN, N.D. (NewsDakota.com) – The City Council unanimously greenlit a cost-sharing reimbursement agreement for urgently replacing a 96-inch stormwater pipe. This critical project involves collaboration between the North Dakota State Water Commission and the city.

According to the terms of the agreement, the State Water Commission will contribute a cost-share amounting to approximately $1.5 million, covering 56% of eligible expenses incurred during the stormwater pipe replacement. The primary objective of this funding, as outlined in the agreement, is to provide financial assistance to the city in undertaking this essential project.

The emergency stormwater replacement carries an estimated cost of around $1.9 million. The contract for this work was awarded to CC Steel, a company based in Fargo.

It is anticipated that work on the project may commence later this month.

The failure of a 96-inch stormwater pipe, located south of 25th Street Southwest and east of 8th Avenue Southwest, resulted from stormwater runoff and flooding. The resulting sinkhole at the site was estimated to be between 12 to 14 feet deep.