WEST TERRE HAUTE, Ind – The West Terre Haute Town Council awarded tentative contracts Monday for construction of a new water treatment plant and more than 4.6 miles of water lines.

MSI Construction of Clinton, will build the water treatment plant for nearly $2.5 million while Dashiell Contracting of Marshall, Illinois, will lay the new water line for just over $1.4 million.

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is financing the projects with a $1 million grant and a low-interest loan of $3.8 million.

Construction will likely begin this spring.