Park Hills Drainageway Improvements Project
In 2021, Ferguson Township staff secured a grant of $200,000 from the National Fish and Wildlife Fund, and in April of 2023, another $500,000 was awarded through the Consumptive Use Mitigation Grant offered by the Susquehanna River Basin Commission for projects set forth in the Park Hills Drainageway Project.
The project’s goals are to:
- Maintain stormwater on Township property or within easements
- Eliminate erosion and sediment deposits in the drainage way
- Coordinate improvements with utilities in the drainage way
- Preserve as many existing trees as possible within the project limit
The project team led by NTM Engineering is designing “naturalistic” improvements to this eroded drainage way, being sensitive to the mature tree canopy, nearby residents, Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) requirements for working in a “stream,” utility and right of way concerns.
The project’s key challenges identified by NTM include the site’s:
- Physical Characteristics
- Steepness
- Tree Protection
- Utilities
- Sanitary Sewer
- Power
- Cable
- Phone
- Site Access for Construction
- Floodplain
Project Timeline
Design Complete | July 2022 |
Permits/Approvals | Summer 2023 |
Bidding/Award | Late Summer / Fall 2023 |
Start Construction | Early 2024 |
Complete Construction | Late 2024 / Mid 2025 |
Project Updates
Princeton Drive Closure Expected March 6-7 for Sewer Line Work (February 29, 2024)
Park Hills Drainageway Project Update (February 6, 2024)
Park Hills Drainageway Project Set to Begin (December 5, 2023)
Township Awarded Consumptive Use Mitigation Grant (August 25, 2023)