Poole Road Stormwater Improvements

Private residents on Poole Road and Battery Drive experience excess water and structural erosion due to blocked and undersized pipes and stream erosion. We plan to stream reconstruction and pipe repairs to improve stream flow and prevent pipe clogs.

Project Details

Type:: Stormwater
Budget:: $170,000 (estimate)
Project Lead:: Stormwater Management
Contractors:: WSP USA Inc.

The consultant is expected to start the design for the stormwater upgrades in the next few months.

Project Goals

Minimize streambank erosion
Reduce backwater/ponding effects and short-circuiting erosion due to undersized pipe
Removal of undersized pipe and restore stream with natural channel design principles
Repair of existing stormwater headwalls

Project Surveying

Survey and Field Data Collection will occur in Winter/Spring 2024

Next Steps

Once the consultant completes the survey and analysis of the project area, they will prepare designs for the stream and pipe repairs.

Schedule

Date	Activity
Winter 2023	Project Planning complete
Winter 2024	Project Design begins, Survey and Field Data Collection complete
Summer/Fall 2024	Permitting and Easement Acquisition
Winter 2025	Design complete
Spring/Summer 2025	Anticipated Construction Start

Project Map

Background

There is significant streambank erosion between private residential structures on Poole Road and Battery Drive. In addition, there is an existing pipe located behind 1412 Poole Road that is undersized and completely blocked with debris, causing backwater, excessive ponding upstream of the pipe, and erosion on structures at 1412 Poole Road.

This project was approved by the Stormwater Management Advisory Commission in September 2022 as part of the Drainage Assistance Program.