Little Bummet Brook Relocation – Shrewsbury, MA

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Little Bummet Brook was formerly located between the customer parking lot and the retail shops at Shrewsbury Village. Once an aesthetic feature of the retail complex, shoppers were now crossing an aging, narrow pedestrian bridge, harming the shopping experience- in any season.

Date of Completion:

Summer 2017

Project Partners:

Owner: Shrewsbury Village LLP
Engineer: CHA Companies

Brook Length:

1,765 LF of bank replaced with 1,886 LF

Resource Area:

11,487 sq. ft Bordering Vegetated Wetland (BVW)
7,398 sq. ft Land Under Waterbodies and Waterways (LUWW)
217,263 sq. ft of Inner 100-ft Riverfront Area
137,572 sq. ft of outer 100-foot Riverfront Area

Contracting Services:

Stormwater drainage with retention/infiltration system

Contracting Services:

Full site preparation and utilities
Dust, erosion and sediment control
Site lighting
Building and parking lot transformer

Construct vehicular bridge (77′ length, 33′ width).

Stream relocation

4″ rain event during stream relocation construction.

Landscaping, plantings & seedings

Links/learn more:

https://www.communityadvocate.com/2016/11/07/shrewsbury-projects-keep-officials-contractors-busy/