Escambia County Completes Eleven Mile Creek Basin Stormwater Improvements

February 17, 2024

Escambia County recently completed stormwater improvements to the Eleven Mile Creek basin, including the addition of a stormwater pond at West Roberts Road to help reduce flooding in surrounding neighborhoods.

The approximately $4.26 million project was funded by RESTORE Direct Component Pot 1, and it is designed to reduce the frequency of flooding while protecting surrounding homes from flooding in a 100-year storm event.

“We are continually working to improve our stormwater infrastructure in District 5, and I’m excited to complete this project to help mitigate flooding in the West Roberts Road area of Eleven Mile Creek,” District 5 Commissioner Steven Barry said. “I look forward to continuing to complete projects like this that directly benefit residents of District 5 and Escambia County.”

Accoridn to Escambia County, the West Roberts Road stormwater pond is one of 14 regional stormwater ponds planned for the Eleven Mile Creek basin that will provide flood attenuation, improve water quality, expand and/or improve adjoining floodplains and wetlands, and have a direct positive impact on Eleven Mile Creek and Perdido Bay.

The project included construction of a dry retention pond and 4,363 feet of stormwater conveyance, which will attenuate and treat approximately 90 acres. The design goes above and beyond state stormwater requirements, with a treatment volume of approximately 648,954 cubic feet – nearly four times the required volume of 164,635 cubic feet.

A section of West Roberts Road was also reconstructed and resurfaced through the project, in addition to the construction of stormwater drains along West Roberts Road near the stormwater pond.

Comments

6 Responses to “Escambia County Completes Eleven Mile Creek Basin Stormwater Improvements”

  1. David Huie Green on February 21st, 2024 2:53 pm

    It is wise to prepare for 100-year storm events because they hit somewhere nearly every year.

  2. Lou on February 19th, 2024 7:42 pm

    Thank you sir . Great improvement for the district . Development is a fact , keep it going . Kudos

  3. Frank on February 17th, 2024 9:38 pm

    Trying to get my kids to Brwon Barge in the morning, is tough with bumper to bumper in the morning and the best way i have found is Long Leaf to diamond dairy rd (Also Bumper to Bumper but flows) What about that Major project in the 8’s and 90’s to extend Blue angel hwy as a major East/West corridor? there are a LOT of study $$$ spent that never get followed through on. Is there someone in the Road study industry got connections i’m not aware of???

  4. Ron on February 17th, 2024 6:04 pm

    A big “Second That” to comments of District 5 Resident.

  5. BIG JOHN on February 17th, 2024 5:21 pm

    COMMISSIONER BARRY IS ALL TALK AND NO AXION, WE WILL NEVER SEE THOSE ROADS TO BE WIDENED, LIKE YOU SAID IT BEEN 10 YEARS.

  6. District 5 Resident on February 17th, 2024 12:40 pm

    Commissioner Barry, how about completing projects that the county promised years ago? Like CR 164, CR 4, CR 168, Pine Barren Rd, the list goes on and on. The roads in particular were promised to be widened and resurfaced close to 10 years ago with nothing happening yet. Some of these roads have less than 8’ lanes, where the standard in this county is 10’ – 12’ lanes. These roads are dangerous, and many are part of a route that our children use to drive to school, and our buses use. Please tell me, Commissioner Barry, when these projects will begin, before you toot your horn about the few that are completed.

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