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South Ellerbe wetland-stream restoration: $41M project advances; construction bids face market challenges
Summary
Staff updated council on the South Ellerbe Wetland and Stream Restoration project, a multi-phase stormwater retrofit funded partly by state and ARPA grants. Bidding for excavation and utility relocation drew high quotes; staff split later phases to attract competitive bids and expects construction to proceed in sequenced phases.
City environmental staff on Sept. 18 provided a progress update on the South Ellerbe Wetland and Stream Restoration project, a multi-phase effort to restore urban wetlands and stream channels, improve downstream flood risk and reduce nutrient loads entering Falls Lake.
Sandy Wilbur of the Environmental and Street Services Department reviewed the project’s scope: roughly 9 acres acquired by the city, with an engineered 4.3-acre wetland, about 200 linear feet of restored stream channel and a half-mile loop trail that will connect to the nearby rail trail and include educational…
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