East Water Street Reconstruction

Erdman Anthony provided preliminary and final design and construction support and inspection services for this Locally Administered Federal Aid (LAFA) project. The scope included full-depth pavement reconstruction along East Water Street, between Clemens Center Parkway and Madison Avenue. It also featured a Complete Streets design approach for the sidewalk and streetscape improvements, which consisted of bump-outs, roadway narrowing, and various landscape elements throughout the project limits.

Preliminary design involved an in-depth condition survey and analysis to address the poor pavement. Ultimately, it was decided to reconstruct the pavement completely. Environmental coordination and right-of-way acquisition services were completed efficiently to keep the project on schedule.

Final design involved sidewalks, curbing, curb ramps, bump-outs, signs, pavement, pavement markings, and lighting. The corridor underwent a road diet to provide increased sidewalk widths and the space for the landscaping.

The corridor now accommodates various modes of transportation and has become a welcoming gateway to the city.