TO: Mayor and Members of City Council
THRU: Adam Lindsay, Assistant City Manager
FROM: Sheila Thomas-Ambat, Public Services Director
Alicia Lanier, Stormwater Project Manager - Special Projects
DATE: August 4, 2025
RE:
Title
Cross Creek Channel Improvements - Advance to 15% Design
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COUNCIL DISTRICT(S):
Council District(s)
1, 2, 3, and 4
b
Relationship To Strategic Plan:
Supports Goal 3. City Investment in Today and Tomorrow, through the Strategic Objective 3.1 Enhance City street connectivity, traffic flow, and stormwater systems.
Executive Summary:
The Cross Creek Channel Improvements option involves re-grading the stream channel from MLK Freeway to Green Street to provide a defined channel and flood corridor and increase the capacity of Cross Creek. Replacement of bridges and culverts through this corridor would be part of this project. Based on preliminary concept development, this option has a planning level construction cost of $50M plus necessary project acquisition, the specifics of which would be established through the development of a more detailed concept. Of the options considered, the channel improvement provides the largest reduction in flood depths and extents within the downtown area. Staff recommends Council provides consensus to advance the Cross Creek Channel Improvement option to 15% design using Enterprise Funds of $534,050.
Background:
The City of Fayetteville (City) previously engaged Hazen and Sawyer (Hazen) to study the Cross Creek watershed as part of t he City's watershed master planning program. Through the watershed masterplan development, Hazen identified that the primary system, Cross Creek, has significant flooding within the downtown area. Historical flooding has resulted in significant property damages, and disruption to community and economic activity in the downtown area.
As part of the Cross Creek Watershed Master Plan development, Hazen identified and evaluated high level concepts fo...
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