department of public works
Public Works Special Projects
Shelburne Road Improvement Project
The City of Greenville is planning a curb, gutter, sidewalk, storm drainage and asphalt resurfacing improvement project on Shelburne Road from Parkins Mill Road to Wembley Road. Sidewalk will be installed on the south side of Shelburne Road with a two foot curb lawn. The contractor for this project is Anders, Inc. Beginning the week of November 5, 2012, the contractor plans to begin mobilizing equipment on site and construction is planned to begin the week of November 12, 2012. The contractor has six months to complete the project.
View a map of the construction location. For more information about the project, please contact Eddie Littleton with the City’s Engineering Division at 864-467-4400.
Project One
Contractor:
Brasfield and Gorrie
Jeremy Thompson
1990 Vaughn Road Northwest, Suite 100
Kennesaw GA 30144
678-581-6347
Project One is located on the corner of West Washington and Main Street in
downtown Greenville. The mixed use development will include the headquarters of
Certus Bank, Haynsworth Sinkler Boyd Law Firm and Anthropologie, a women’s
apparel and home furnishings retail store. The first phase of construction is a
nine-story building, Second phase will be an 11-story building, with
40,000-50,000 square feet of retail store space on the ground floor of the
entire complex. As with any downtown construction, juggling schedules and spaces
is often challenging. Please be aware that some sidewalks or traffic lanes are
closed from time to time. Please follow all directional signs around the
construction area. Please note that some concrete pours will be made during the
early morning hours. Elevated noise levels are expected. Below is a concrete
pour schedule for the facility which will be updated on a regular basis, this is
subject to change based on productivity, weather, and/or complications.
Concrete Pour Schedule
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Location |
Level |
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Start Date |
Date Complete |
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SOUTH TOWER |
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Level 4 |
Pour B |
7/12/12 |
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Level 5 |
Pour A |
7/18/12 |
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Pour B |
7/24/12 |
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Level 6 |
Pour A |
7/27/12 |
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Pour B |
8/02/12 |
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Level 7 |
Pour A |
8/08/12 |
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Pour B |
8/13/12 |
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Level 8 |
Pour A |
8/20/12 |
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Pour B |
8/24/12 |
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Level 9 |
Pour A |
8/30/12 |
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Pour B |
9/06/12 |
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Level 10 |
Pour A |
9/12/12 |
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Pour B |
9/18/12 |
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Level 11 |
Pour A |
9/24/12 |
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Pour B |
10/01/12 |
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Henderson Basin Improvement Project
Construction of the Henderson Basin culvert improvements started in March 2010 and was completed in July 2012. The Henderson Basin project involved replacing undersized culverts (pipes that are used to convey water) at six roadways within Henderson Basin. The six locations upgraded were located at Halidon Road, Parkins Mill Road, Cleveland Street Extension, Wembley Road and two on Henderson Road.
There were three prevailing reasons to upsize the existing culverts. First, the improvements will prevent water from the creek from overtopping the road during most rain events. Second, homes may be removed from the 100-year floodplain or realize a reduction in flood insurance rates. Finally, the culverts were constructed to minimize homes from flooding.
Westview Avenue Culvert Improvement Project
The Westview Avenue culvert replacement project includes replacing three undersized stormdrain pipes with a single 20’ wide by 5’ clear height bottomless (or three-sided) culvert. Bottomless culverts have many benefits including the preservation of the natural creek geometry and creek flow through the culvert.
There are two prevailing reasons to upsize the existing culvert. First, the new culvert will prevent water from the creek from overtopping the road during most rain events. In preparing the plans, the Engineering Division took advantage of the latest technology available to predict the performance of the existing culvert during various rain events. Our study indicated that water from the creek would overtop the road during the 25-year storm event, which is a storm event that has a 4 percent chance of occurring any given year. The depth of water on top of the road at the culvert makes the road unsafe for traveling.
Second, there are homes adjacent to the creek at the culvert that are currently in the 100-year floodplain. The 100-year floodplain is the predicted water surface elevation during a storm that has an 1% chance of occurring annually. Our study indicated the likelihood that certain homes would be inundated by flood waters. With this improvement, the water surface elevation of floodwaters will be decreased such that the homes should not be inundated by a flood.
Construction began in July of 2012. Construction is scheduled to be complete by November 2012. The culvert replacement will necessitate a full road closure of Westview at the culvert crossing. There is a marked detour route using Windsor Drive to access 68-84 Westview Avenue. This is understandably an inconvenience, but the long term benefits far outweigh the short term inconvenience. Rain events which cause flooding have no schedule, they occur rapidly and many times without warning. Roadways are sometimes shut down due to these rain events and homes are sometimes flooded. With this improvement, homeowners should be able to safely access their homes during most major rain events and the potential of residential flooding will be reduced.