A major drainage project in Edinburg is weeks behind schedule, leaving large holes in the street that has residents worried.

The drainage project along Ebony Lane between Closner and Veterans boulevards has hit major delays because of the utility lines underneath the street.

Argelia Guadarrama said that in July, she received a flyer from the city of Edinburg that said the project would be completed on Aug. 15, 2025.

“It's not an easy thing, but my concern is how many delays and what if we get a storm,” Guadarrama said.

Channel 5 News was there when the city broke ground on the Doolittle Detention Pond Project in February 2024.

The project is being paid for by a more than $3 million bond approved by voters in 2018.

The project aims to improve drainage along Freddy Gonzalez Drive betwe

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