Barberry Woods Drainage Improvement Project

Project Overview

The Barberry Woods Drainage project is more than the City's attempt to address flooding at a single site. The best solution will not only alleviate local flooding, but also model the paradigm shift that the City is attempting to undergo to better confront flooding and climate change impacts. This means examining alternative approaches to mitigate flooding and developing multi-layer benefits for the City and the community in the project area. An innovative design approach will respond to the natural context of the project site and the priorities of the surrounding community. This project will seek to apply the principles of the Dutch Dialogues that can set the standard for sustainable ecological design woven with community benefits of protection and connectivity.

Story Map and Visuals

To learn more about the project, please visit the Barberry Woods Conveyance Project StoryMap, and take a look at the images and maps that tell the story of this drainage basin. Check back for updates as the project progresses. 

Project Updates

• 2/11/25 ---------- Contractors will be onsite to conduct a preconstruction inspection of the tree line. 
• 2/12/25 ---------- The wooded area in the project boundary will be marked and tree protection will be installed before the start of work. 
• 2/17/25---------- Tree removal tentatively scheduled to begin.
  • Tree clearing is scheduled from February 17th to April 1st 2025.
  • The tree clearing phase was completed ahead of schedule, the site is currently being prepared for the soil excavation phase.
• 4/14/25 ---------- Soil Excavation will begin and should be expected to last through early Fall 2025.
• 11/1/25  ----------  Planting phase begins, contractors will be onsite daily working to plant more than 5,000 native trees, shrubs, and grasses.
• 11/24/25  ---------- Holiday Planting schedule
  • Friday Nov 27th - 7:00 am to 5:00pm
  • Saturday Nov 28th - 7:45 to 5:00pm