Project to lessen erosion in Woods
An effort to reduce storm water runoff in Hitchcock Woods is under way.
Representatives with Woolpert Inc. and Willing Construction were out on Park Avenue this week, beginning the City of Aiken’s Green Infrastructure Project.
The project is expected to greatly lessen the amount of storm water drained into Hitchcock’s Sand River canyon. The problem has plagued the City for decades, causing significant erosion in Hitchcock Woods. The City has contracted with the H.G. Reynolds construction company for the project.
Workers will install bioretention ponds and rain gardens in parkways and place pervious concrete and asphalt in downtown streets, all of which will absorb larger amounts of rainfall, officials said.
City Public Works Director Larry Morris said work will initially be done along Park Avenue, Barnwell Avenue, Union Street and near the Newberry Street Festival Site. A soil mixture that will treat water, improving its quality, will also be installed in parkways, he said. Full Details….
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