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Catawba County requests FEMA approval to replace failed Riverbend Park culvert with small bridge
Summary
After culvert failures at Riverbend Park during Tropical Storm Helene, county staff recommended replacing the crossing with a small bridge (estimated $183,000). The Board authorized establishing the FEMA project and the County Manager to request the bridge as an alternate project; FEMA would cover 90% ($164,700). Second reading is scheduled for May 5, 2025.
Catawba County staff told commissioners on April 21 that both culvert pipes at Riverbend Park failed during Tropical Storm Helene and that a hydrologic and hydraulic study recommended replacing the culvert with a small bridge as the best long-term solution.
Resource Environmental Solutions, LLC prepared the H&H analysis at the county’s request. The report presented three options: (1) repair the culvert to pre-storm conditions with the same pipe size (estimated $122,500); (2)…
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