The Sachse City Council, after hearing expressions of frustration from staff and from its council members, voted Monday to authorize a change order for $428,000 to move a long-delayed roadway improvement project toward its completion.

The unanimous vote came after council members heard from engineer Dennis Thatcher about the myriad delays that have plagued a plan to widen Merritt Road from two lanes to four. In addition, the city wants to raise the roadbed about two feet, or enough to get it out of the flood plain.

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