Project Description

The City’s Edgewater Drainage Improvement project will be located at the west end of Crystal Lake, along Edgewater Drive near North Avenue and Kamijima Park. The drainage improvements will include the installation of new storm sewers and rain gardens designed to reduce roadway and parkway flooding in the area during typical rainfall events. This project has been developed as part of the City’s Stormwater Solutions initiative, which focuses on areas that experience repetitive structure and street flooding from surface water runoff. Kamijima Park and Edgewater Drive are located in the FEMA floodplain at or below the base flood elevation of the lake; therefore, relief from flooding in this area will be limited. This area will still experience flooding during large and heavy rainfall events.

Project Updates

• September 12, 2024: The contractor has completed all the underground work and is completing the sidewalk, asphalt, and landscaping work this week and next.
  
  
• September 5, 2024: The contractor is working on the storm sewer pipes. Underground work is expected to be complete this week. Next week will include grading and restoration.
  
  
• August 28, 2024: The contractor has installed temporary construction and silt fence. Sewer construction is underway and will continue next week.

• August 22, 2024:  The contractor has mobilized and begun bringing in equipment for the project. The project includes adding storm sewer pipe to collect areas of standing water and improve drainage. 
  
  
• August 15, 2024: H. Linden and Sons were awarded the construction bid on August 6th. The contractor will begin mobilizing to the site on August 15th and perform survey and layout the week of August 19th. Storm sewer installation is expected to begin the week of August 26th.