Palm Bay Culvert Replacements

After Hurricanes Matthew and Irma, the City of Palm Bay was faced with the realization that their storm water system was inadequate to handle the amount of rain that hurricanes of this magnitude produce.

The culverts under Nevada Drive, Garvey Road, and Ransom Road all failed due to the stress of the rainfall and wind events from both hurricanes. Nevada Drive was closed for 749 days, Garvey Road was closed for 268 days, and Ransom Road was closed for 74 days. All failures interrupted residential traffic and closed the road to emergency vehicles. In 2018, DP Development was awarded a contract to install new culverts at all three locations.

Garvey Road at MTWCD C-19 Replacement:

Garvey Road project included the removal of an existing 60” failed corrugated metal pipe under Garvey Road at Melbourne Tillman Water Control District Canal C-19 and replacing it with a single 5’ x 8’ box culvert, 100 feet long, with headwalls and rubble. As part of the project, the road was reconstructed as well.

Nevada Drive at MTWCD C-75 Replacement:

Nevada Drive project location included the removal of an existing 48” failed corrugated metal pipe under Nevada Drive at Melbourne Tillman Water Control District Canal C-75 and replacing it with a single 4’ x 7’ box culvert, 95 feet long, with headwalls and rubble. As part of the project, the road was reconstructed as well.

Ransom Road at MTWCD C-42 Replacement:

Ransom Road project location included the removal of an existing 48” and 66” failed corrugated metal pipes under Ransom Road at Melbourne Tillman Water Control District Canal C-42R1 and replacing it with a single 5’ x 9’ box culvert, 85 feet long, with rubble. As part of the project, the road was reconstructed as well.

With a contract time of 150 calendar days to finish all three projects, DP Development completed all three projects within a 100- calendar day time frame.