Costs rising for Palouse to replace three water mains

PALOUSE – Improving water mains on three streets in Palouse continues planning with a concern for rising material costs.

The city is looking to find funding to help pay $1 million to improve the Church Street, Culton Street, and H Street water mains.

"We were hoping to move and be shovel ready by at least next summer," he said Mayor Chris Cook.

TD&H Engineering was hired to help the city find funding and facilitate the project.

When pursuing construction funding, TD&H Engineering representative Michelle Bly said they should pursue funds 40% greater than the construction estimates due to rising...