# Public Infrastructure Committee Meeting October 20, 2026

The City of Topeka Public Infrastructure Committee met on October 20, 2026. The committee reviewed the Stormwater Master Plan, a planning document identifying flood risks and potential capital projects across 46 analyzed basins; staff emphasized that its project estimates and priorities are preliminary and require further design before bidding. Staff discussed the Fourth and California drainage project, with construction tentatively anticipated in spring 2028, and a Prairie Road project expected to be built in 2027. Members also discussed coordination with the Army Corps of Engineers and updates to priorities based on emerging concerns, including Butcher Creek.

The committee considered several infrastructure projects and procurement-related actions. A $1.4 million 2027 reconstruction and pavement-preservation project at 21st Street and Wanamaker was presented, with a motion and second to approve; a vote is not captured in the transcript. The committee approved the 2027 micro-surfacing and ultra-thin bonded asphaltic surface pavement-preservation resolutions, with the latter passing 3–0. It also approved a Shunga Creek bank-reconstruction project estimated at about $300,000. Staff presented a sanitary sewer replacement project along the 10th Avenue alley from Lafayette to Indiana, estimated at $1,223,514; the transcript does not capture a vote on it. Separately, the committee approved 3–0 an ordinance amendment replacing the traffic disruption permit with a right-of-way construction permit and requiring 48-hour advance notice when permitted work disrupts traffic. Staff also outlined public-engagement procedures for construction projects, including design and pre-construction meetings and advance communications to affected properties.

**Jurisdictions:** sled
**Industries:** Construction & Infrastructure, Energy & Utilities
**Topics:** Physical Infrastructure
**Published:** October 20, 2026

### Sources
- [Public Infrastructure Committee Meeting October 20, 2026](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fOsYszILKVY) - City of Topeka