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General Services
Assessing Client Challenges, Resources, and Visions
Civil Engineering and Planning
Cost Analysis and Projections
Construction Bidding and Management
Project Closeout and Operations Advisory
Phase One Environmental
Featured Case Project
Compton Park/Wetlands – Drainage Basin
Alexandria, Louisiana
Partnering
- City of Alexandria, Louisiana (Client)
- Moore Planning Group (Landscape Architecture)
Planning
Challenges/Opportunities:
- Former agriculture use, now adjacent to residential land use
- Neighborhood to PreK-5th grade school, JB Nachman Elementary (523 students)
- Create Highest Land Value for Adjacent Properties
- High cost for removal of soil excavated from basin
Producing
Develop a nature-based solution/green Infrastructure project that answers to flood risk needs, adds value to the adjacent properties, and includes community green space passive park with science theme for school children in the process.
Action:
- Engineer the drain basin in a free form design that focuses on safety and efficiency.
- In partnership with Moore Planning Group, Landscape Architects, PAE integrated a passive city-wide accessible park that utilizes excavated soil from the Detention Basin to build large free form grassed berms with an asphalt walking trail, native Louisiana trees, and interpretive nature stations for school/community science class and habitat study.
- Utilize appropriate Louisiana native trees within flood basin to promote water absorption, wildlife habitat, and eventual conversion into US COE certified wetland.
