WSP, Arcadis,Waggonner & Ball, andYale Urban DesignWorkshop will design resilience measures to minimize flood risk and account for sea level rise affecting Bridgeport, Conn.’s South End. Image: courtesy Waggonner & Ball
foster new development, and revitalize a community sitting five min- utes from downtown Bridgeport. WSP will be responsible for project management, public outreach, civil and geotechnical engineering, and environmental assessments. Arcadis will undertake numerical model- ing and design of coastal flood risk reduction structures and interior drainage solutions, environmental assessments, and support stakehold- er and community engagement. Waggonner & Ball, in collaboration with Yale Urban Design Workshop, will lead architecture and urban design and coordinate landscape architecture, as well as support public engagement. Design features will include a combination of floodwalls, raised cor- ridors, embankments, interior drainage improvements, and green in- frastructure, all integrated with Bridgeport’s South End. The project includes the continuation of a Rebuild By Design pilot project, a $6.5 million stormwater system designed by Arcadis, Waggonner & Ball, and Yale Urban Design Workshop, with Reed Hilderbrand. The pilot includes a 2.5-acre stormwater park integrated into the urban fabric to store and manage rainfall runoff while relieving combined sewer system overflows. The park also will enhance recreation opportunities in the neighborhood. “Arcadis has provided resilience strategies to Bridgeport since 2014, and through our continuing work with the community, the company has first-hand knowledge of the challenges and opportunities the city faces,” said John McCarthy, president of water for Arcadis. “Together,
our team can help outline flood risk reduction methods that will im- prove the viability of Bridgeport’s downtown while creating a new amenity for its residents to enjoy.” After Superstorm Sandy, Bridgeport was awarded $10 million for planning, design, and construction via the Henk Ovink-led Rebuild By Design Competition, a multi-stage planning and design competition promoting resilience in the areas impacted. Subsequently, Bridgeport also received $41 million in federal funds following an application to HUD’s NDRC. “We’re pleased to be part of this effort to increase the resiliency and sustainability of Bridgeport’s South End,” said Anthony Moretti, WSP’s area manager in Connecticut. “Having worked in Bridgeport since the competition phase of Rebuild By Design, we are convinced of the substance and character of the city and its people. We are also confident of its potential, as well as its importance to Connecticut,” said David Waggonner, principal of Waggonner & Ball. The design phase of the project will run through this year with con- struction activities scheduled to begin in 2019.
Information provided by Arcadis (www.arcadis.com).
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