This project was designed with sustainable infrastructure to withstand sea-level rise in this waterfront neighborhood on Singer Island. The water, sewer, pavement, and drainage were original systems and all were replaced. The asphalt roads were in poor condition with ponding complaints. Research showed that concrete roadways better survived flooding which are expected in the future. A major challenge was keeping the community informed through community meetings and written and verbal notifications.
Owner – City of Riviera Beach
Engineer – Erdman Anthony
Contractor – Giannetti Contracting Corporation
Concrete Contractor – Homestead Concrete and Drainage
Concrete Producer – Maschmeyer Concrete
This project recently won the ACPA’s Sustainable Practices Award and you can watch the award presentation here:
Resilient Pavement
Streets replaced asphalt with concrete pavement during a utility upgrade. This change will provide a resilient pavement structure even under future king tide conditions and the projected 14” to 26” of sea level rise by the year 2060.
Water Quality
Adding exfiltration trenches improved water quality from surface drainage and addressed the first flush requirements.
Maintained Access
Access was maintained to 163 homes during entire construction process. Paving one side at a time. Using high-early strength concrete and opening as soon as strength requirements were met.
According to Director of Public Works, Terrence Bailey
“Roads are ready for king tides and the next foot of sea level rise”
The City of Riviera Beach and Erdman Anthony presented at the 2020 PaveWise Concrete Conference in September. The presentation was entitled Reducing Sea Level Rise Impacts on Low Lying Roads and you can watch the presentation here.
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