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1970 Cradock The "red" pipe lines and '~ellow" curb and gutters outlined on the attached map is con~istemt~i~ "Cradock~ - Phase II" as presented in ~e Five-Year Capital Improvement Plan. This particular area is a frequent source of minor flooding, traffic interruption and the breakdown of the street pavements because of standing water. The sanitary sewers are adversely affected by infiltration of water, sand and grit. Detailed construction plans are available and the anticiBm~ed cost is $48,000 for drainage and $127,000 for curb and gutters or a total cost of $175,000. 3. North Truxton The problems in this area are roadside standing water and sanita~7 sewer infiltration. The inconven- ience and hardship generated by the inability to get to the street from one's residence is indeed exasperating and we emphasize this situation. The sanitary sewer system is far from desirable due ~ the original World War II trailer park design. We would anticipate that the positive run-off from the proposed storm drain system would significantly reduce the trapped water that is now draining into the sanitary sewers and ca~sing overflows. Prier to the construction of curb and gutters, but after the drainage pipes are func~ioDing, a detailed study should be made of this sanitary sewer system as to the necessity of upgrading the system if infiltration is still a problem. Detailed construction drawings are available and the. anticipated cost is $35,000 for the drainage; $160,000 for the curb and gntter or a total of $195,000 excluding any sanitary sewer consideration. 4. Pennock Street The i~4orovements to North Truxton and the proposed DeKalb-Elli~tt drainage will greatly compound the open ditch situati~nhadjacent to Pennock Street. These improvements will reduce the amount of vegetation and trash that now constrict the entrance of the ~in corrugated metal pipes crossing Deep Creek Boulevard, ther~ey, causing flooding. The improvements will, however, increase the voluMe~f water entering this open ditdn. ~ne size drainage structure necessary to accommodate this amount of water on such a flat grade has been determined to be a 9' x 5' concrete box culvert, The weight of this sttm%cture requires piling in this location ,md, t~hereforg, the anticipated cost would exceed $300,000. Detailed construction drawings have not been prepared and we assure two to three months would be required to prepare plums after authorization. 5. Mimosa Road Access to the Olive Branch School and the amount of traffic for the general area dictates improvements for this street. We would suggest that curb and gutters should not be installed until the s~nitary sewers have been constructed in this area. ~ne storm drain pipes could be installed and this would improve the present situation. The underground drains and ditch cleaning should cost approximately $55,000; curb and gutters are estimated to cost]S70,000 or a total of $125,000 exclusive of s~nitary sewers. Detailed construction plans have not been prepared as of this date. 6. DeKalb - E!liott The most apparent evidenc$ of the poor drainage in this area is between Highland Biltmore and Academy Park. A large pond develops on eamh side of Elliott Avenue east of DeKalb. This area presently drain'. southwesterly, under DeKalb, to a wooded area where it meanders out to Greenwood Drive, t~hence to Victory Boulevard, Gust Lane, under Claremeont Drive and eventually to St. Juliens Creek, in Chesa~e~-k During tn. recent heavy rains, we were unable to collect irash and garbage on several streets for - several days because of standing water. Although this is a local situation, it is most significant to the residents of this area, In lieu of the long and complicated existing drainage route, we are p~sposing to drain this area to the east along Elliott to Pennock Street. Construction of this trunk line on Elliott will provide ~Ln outlet for several additional problem areas in Highland Biltmore section. A particular problem area is adjacent to the Highland Biltmore Element~l~r School. Sanitary sewer infiltration is also a factor inconsidering this drainage area, (i.e., DeKalb Avenue pumping station is overloaded during wet periods). The estimated costs for this drainage improvement is $215,000. We do not have detailed construction plans for this work and would anticipate ,lent to twelve weeks would be required to prepare t~aese plans. The following listed locations are individual drainage problem areas that are not conducive to g ~ roup~ng. (1) Darren Drive and Basie Crescent - school involvement, low street elevation - large drainage area to Cavalier Kou!evard ditch. (2) Airline Boulevard between Laigh Road and Greenwood Drive - This is a heavily traveled route which is building up commercially very fast - it is a bus route. Inis section shou!d~ if possible, be carried e~st. on Airline Boulevard to Chowan Drive to tie in with the proposed curb and gutter project whimh will rthn from Airline and ¥ictory to Chowan Drive.