Case Study

MacDonald Woods Park

MacDonald Woods Park

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Location: MacDonald Woods Park Owner: Town of Cary, NC Designer: Ward Consulting Engineers, P.C. Contractor: Fluvial Solutions, Inc. PROJECT PROFILE MacDonald Woods Park 877-332-7862 permatrak.com TECHNICAL DESCRIPTION Boardwalk Lengths: 22 ft. and 102 ft. Tread Width: 11 ft. 3 in. Color: Melbourne Tan Texture: Timber Installation Date: December 2012 Challenge MacDonald Woods is a low-lying park in the Len’s Branch floodplain in Cary, N.C. The area often floods after heavy rain, and an undersized culvert was fail ing. The Town of Cary wanted to replace the culvert and build up the creek embankments to prevent flooding. A boardwalk was needed to traverse low land, and a bridge was required to cross the creek area. Solution Using PermaTrak's extended length precast beams allowed Ward Co

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