Alexandria will host a design update meeting for a storm sewer improvement project in Potomac West on Wednesday night.
The Clifford, Fulton and Manning Storm Sewer Project has been in the planning and design stages for nearly three years, with construction anticipated to start this May. The city will present final proposed drainage improvements and potential construction impacts at the meeting, which will be held from 7-8 p.m. at Mount Vernon Recreation Center (2701 Commonwealth Avenue). Attendees can also watch it on Zoom.
The project will rebuild a flood prone alley for townhouses in the 3000 block of Fulton Street and Manning Street to improve drainage and “channelize surface flow,” the city said on the project webpage.
“Inlets and underground storage will be installed to capture and attenuate stormwater runoff,” according to the page.
The city said that another assessment of below-ground conditions is needed for the design phase, which will “help reduce cost and potential construction risk to the underlying 54-inch storm sewer pipe.” Additionally, fiber relocation on Manning Street will start next month and is expected to be finished by March.
The $850,000 project is part of the city’s Flood Action Alexandria program, and is funded through a U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) Community Project Fund (CPF) Grant.
The city’s goals for the project are to:
- Manage flooding along the alleyway with drivable curb and underground storage system
- Reduce runoff from Commonwealth Avenue with a grading change at the intersection with Clifford Avenue
- Maintain current uses including trash pick-up, and residential parking access
Image via City of Alexandria.
