Services & Projects :: Paving and Drainage
BEFCO Engineering, Inc. provides surveying and engineering
services related to the design, maintenance and management of
paving and draining systems. These services include the
design/rehabilitation of streets, sidewalks, storm sewers,
channels, culverts, and detention ponds. BEFCO also
performs drainage studies and can assist clients with permitting
and creating storm water pollution prevention plans. The
following are just a few of the paving and draining improvement
projects in which BEFCO has been involved.
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1: Reconstruction of Perkins
Street in Bastrop
Reconstruction of Perkins Street
was just one part of the City of
Bastrop's Eskew, Higgins, and Jones,
Redevelopment Project. The
overall scope of the project was to
update the water, sanitary sewer,
storm, and paving infrastructure of
an existing 50+ year old
subdivision.
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2: Pecan Street in Bastrop
The City of Bastrop's Pecan
Street Improvement Project included
the rehabilitation of the existing
water, sanitary sewer, storm, and
paving infrastructure along Pecan
Street near the historical downtown
area.
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3: Reconstruction of Kainalu
Drive in Bastrop County.
Kainalu Drive was included in
Bastrop County Water Control &
Improvement District No. 2's 2008
Road Improvement Project. |
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4: La Grange Sidewalk |
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5: East Bank of the Colorado
River (prior to completion)
Figures 5 and 6 were taken during
and after construction of the City of
Bastrop's Bank Stabilization Project
in 2006. The goal of the
project was to reduce erosion and
stabilize the east bank of the
Colorado River adjacent to
Fisherman's Park.
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6: East Bank of the Colorado
River (one year after completion)
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7: La Grange ISD Irrigation
Pond Under Construction
The La Grange ISD Irrigation Pond
was constructed to catch storm water
and act as a settling basin for
water pumped from the nearby
Colorado River. Due to soil
conditions a synthetic liner was
required to help retain water.
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8: La Grange ISD Irrigation
Pond Upon Completion |
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9: La Grange ISD Irrigation
Pump Station
The pump station is used to send
water from the irrigation pond shown
in Figures 8 & 9 to the school's
nearby athletic fields.
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10: Storm Sewer Construction
The storm sewer construction was
part of the drainage system for the
La Grange ISD Ballpark Complex. |
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