By Gary Lloyd
TRUSSVILLE — The Cahaba River restoration project in Trussville is “substantially complete” for all channel work and grading operations, according to a project engineer.
LBYD’s Curtis Eatman said no more activity within the envelope of the river is anticipated.
“The site has been stabilized via a combination of erosion blanket, mulch and permeant seed mix,” Eatman said.
VIDEO: See a stretch of the Cahaba River after the enhancement project was completed.
A look at a stretch of the Cahaba River after work was done
file photo by Gary Lloyd
Eatman said last week that approximately 98 percent of all live stakes and bare root seedlings have been installed. The site has also been fertilized to promote vegetation establishment.
Eatman said the project’s contractor hired a landscaping subcontractor that will come back and dress some portions of the upland area disturbed during construction. That area, Eatman said, is mainly the area that will be mowed and maintained as a part of Civitan Park. There’s no timetable as to when that work may be completed.
The project, which began Oct. 27, 2014, included correcting and stabilizing erosion and sedimentation issues along a 3,200-foot stretch of the Cahaba River from Cherokee Drive to the Civitan Bridge at Civitan Park. North Carolina-based North State Environmental was awarded the project by the city of Trussville with a low bid of $828,299.46 last year.
The purpose of the project was to improve water quality, habitat and stream stability of the Cahaba River, and provide a demonstration of urban natural channel design stream enhancement and stormwater management.
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