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CLIENT
- City of Kenosha;
Kenosha, WI
PROJECT
- Harborpark Lakefront Development;
Kenosha, WI
AWARDS
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The City of Kenosha, Wisconsin, is capitalizing on a unique opportunity to redevelop a downtown lakefront site. The Brownfield site, (Brownfield is a term for former industrial and commercial sites that are contaminated, unused, and often abandoned), located on Lake Michigan, had once been a hub of activity when American Motors, Renault, and Chrysler cars were assembled there. But in 1988, General Motors bought the facility, then demolished it in 1990.
The Department of Natural Resources (DNR) issued the Brownfield site “all clear” for development in 1997. At that time, the city actively began planning Harborpark. The objective was to create a high-quality public environment that would allow its 80,000 residents and visitors to enjoy Kenosha’s lakefront year-round. A mix of residential, business and recreational use was proposed. Construction of Harborpark began the following year.
Funds from one of the first Brownfield Grants issued in Wisconsin was used to finance a soil containment design by Stanley Consultants. In addition to designing the demolition of a bridge, concrete foundations, slabs, roads and sewers, Stanley Consultants provided preliminary engineering and final design plans and specs for Harborpark’s infrastructure systems. Plans and specifications were prepared for grading, roadways and pavements, intersections, traffic plans, parking lots, lighting, and utilities (including water, sewer, storm, and private utility coordination of gas, electric, telephone and cable). The firm’s highly innovative approach to the streetcar design resulted in a cost considerably below that of similar light rail systems.
The transformation of the site has been mutually rewarding for Kenosha and Stanley Consultants. The project received an Honor Award from the Consulting Engineers Council of Illinois in its 2000 Engineering Excellence Awards Competition. Honor awards are bestowed upon "projects recognized for exceptional engineering that meet the needs of the client and benefit the public welfare." |
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