Changing Brownfields into Greenfields
CIVIL1 provided civil engineering services to PAL in Waterbury for their new inner city park on Division Street. PAL has been a major force in improving the quality of life in Waterbury and has received national attention for bringing together law enforcement, educators and community leaders to work collaboratively in providing guidance and constructive educational development for inner-city children.
The program focuses on athletics and building esteem through positive mentoring.
In addition, the PAL project focused on utilizing land in Waterbury that had all but been abandoned, or was being used by motorcycle gangs and criminal elements.
By working collaboratively, law enforcement, educators and community leaders were able to address ground water contamination along with underutilized commercial space and the project has received nationwide attention for the opportunity to turn brownfields to greenfields. CIVIL1’s site work had to ensure that the final PAL facility would be suitable for incorporating and complimenting outdoor athletic facilities, educational facilities as well as commercial kitchens and dining facilities.
This project is also immediately adjacent to the brand new North End Elementary School, which is currently under construction. The brownfields remediation for the PAL facilities was a precursor for the brownfields remediation of the property where the North End Elementary School is located.
The full remediation for the entire PAL site is due to be completed by the end of 2011.
