San Marcos, Texas, awards contract to LAN to mitigate flooding

The Purgatory Creek Channel Improvements project is moving forward with the City of San Marcos, Texas. The city recently awarded a contract to civil engineering firm Lockwood, Andrews & Newnam, Inc. (LAN) to start work on the project’s next design phase.

Purgatory Creek carries flow from the entire Purgatory watershed through San Marcos ultimately reaching the San Marcos River through Children’s Park at Bicentennial Park. With the existing Purgatory Creek channel conditions, the areas adjacent to the creek are prone to flooding and street crossings within the city limits are overtopped during storm events, disrupting traffic.