The Burton Avenue neighborhood of Massillon, Ohio experiences frequent flooding contributing to property damage. CTI was selected to determine the root cause and study alternatives to correct the problem. Hydraulic modeling indicated flooding was caused by an undersized storm trunk sewer relieving to low topography in the flood prone area. The undersized trunk crossed beneath an ODOT State Route which would be prohibitively expensive to replace.
CTI studied four alternatives to alleviate flood damage: trunk capacity improvements, drainage diversion, upstream detention, and property acquisition in the flooding area. A hydraulic model of the drainage system was developed to evaluate the effectiveness of each solution with a preliminary design and cost opinion developed for each.
Client
City of Massillon, OH
Project Cost
$1.95M
Funding
TBD
CTI Personnel on project
Zak Kaczor, PE
Mitch Myers, PE
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