RIC has a strong foundation of knowledge about what cities desire for their communities and citizens. We have worked with hundreds of cities ranging in size from 1000 to 250,000 people. As your partner, we can assist you in creating functional and adaptive infrastructure to make your city its best. From start to finish, our experienced professionals will advise you on how to design for redevelopment and growth. We strive to provide solutions before potential challenges arise to help minimize deviation from project plans and to control cost overruns. This preparation allows us to deliver accurate results that are high quality and require minimal deviation from project plans.
RIC has the team to guide you to your ultimate goals. We are able to tackle land surveying, roadway design, traffic/transportation engineering, stormwater management, sanitary and water mains, landscaping, and restoration. We can also make sure ADA requirements are met to keep your city accessible to any resident.
Projects
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67th St & Cottonwood Storm Drainage Improvements
67th St & Cottonwood Storm Drainage Improvements
×The City of Shawnee hired RIC to perform a Preliminary Engineering Study (PES) for an area along a tributary to Little Mill Creek near the intersection of 67th Street & Cottonwood Drive. Flooding problems in the area had been identified in the Mill Creek Flood Study previously completed. Existing reinforced box culverts under Cottonwood Drive and 67th Street are both topped during a 100-year storm event. This results in flooding of the homes on West 67th Street and makes the roads impassable for emergency vehicles. A church building upstream of 67th Street is also endangered by channel bank erosion. Proposed solutions in the PES include construction of larger box culverts under the road, bank stabilization, widening of the channel section, utility relocation and purchasing flooded homes.
RIC’s scope of work included topographic survey, hydrologic and hydraulic modeling, an opinion of probable costs, coordination with utilities, identification of future permitting requirements, public outreach, and preparation of the Preliminary Engineering Study. The study was prepared in accordance with requirements of the Johnson County Stormwater Management Program. The PES was submitted and accepted by the Johnson County Stormwater Management Program and has been placed on the list of potential funding in 2020.
Location
Shawnee, KS
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117th Terr & 118th St Trail
117th Terr & 118th St Trail
×RIC was the most recent sole recipient of the KCMO Parks & Recreation On-Call Trail Design Contract. Under this contract, RIC provided trail design services for a trail along 118th Street from Wornall Rd to the Avila NE Parking Lot and on 117th Terrace from E. 118th Street to Oak Street. The proposed trail improvements consist of 880 LF of a 10-foot wide concrete trail that complements existing trees and neighborhood features and meets ADA requirements.
In order to protect the numerous large, mature trees along the roadway, the proposed trail needed to go into the Avila University property and the north curb line on the NW Avila parking lot had to be relocated. RIC coordinated with Avila representatives throughout the project to discuss alignment and impacts to the Avila property. Avila also had existing improvements being constructed adjacent to the proposed trail alignment. RIC coordinated with Avila to obtain construction information and inspection records to ensure the alignment did not impact the improvements. In addition, our team provided field survey, utility and storm system coordination, geotechnical investigations, coordination of trail alignment and connection points with impacted neighborhoods, the acquisition of land rights and easements, and a cost estimate.
Location
Kansas City, MO
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Crescent Meadows Storm Drainage Improvements
Crescent Meadows Storm Drainage Improvements
×RIC worked with the City of Independence, MO to alleviate home flooding in the Crescent Meadows neighborhood. The project focused on the rear property line of several homes in the neighborhood, properties to the east are significantly higher in elevation than those to the west. As water flows down the hill towards the western properties, it runs directly toward the properties and into the low openings around the homes.
RIC designed a drainage channel and berm running parallel to the rear property line to intercept stormwater heading toward the homes experiencing flooding. The overall project includes the design of the channel and berm, drop structures along the channel, one culvert pipe, and a small enclosed system.
