Registration Eligibility
Yes
Start Date
04/17/2025
End Date
04/17/2025
Description
In August of 2018, the City of Middleton and surrounding areas received over 11 inches of rain in a 12-hour span, exceeding NOAA’s statistics for a 1,000-year event by almost 4 inches. Flooding of the Pheasant Branch Creek corridor caused significant damage to streambanks, pedestrian bridges, trail segments, and vegetation. City leaders knew they needed more than a simple act of restoration; they needed a new foundation for resilience.This presentation explores the unique methodologies, engineering design solutions, and stormwater improvements used to meet the needs of a changing climate and fortify this beloved 1.7-mile urban oasis. The project required materials and methods more robust in nature including utilizing sophisticated HEC-RAS stormwater modeling tools for design, incorporating deep-driven helical pile systems to anchor new pedestrian bridge foundations, raising the elevation of structures to establish adequate freeboard distance for high-water conditions, and establishing critical accessibility improvements for safe, inclusive, multimodal use. The $2.4M Pheasant Branch Creek Bridge and Restoration project was selected to receive a 2024 Engineering Excellence State Finalist Award from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Wisconsin.
Location
Madison, WI
Distance Learning
No
Course Equivalency
Yes
Subjects
Parks & Recreation
Health, Safety and Welfare
Yes
Hours
1.0
Learning Outcomes
- Participants will learn the importance of community, stakeholder, and agency coordination for complicated disaster response and restoration projects.
- Participants will learn innovative methodologies for trail and bridge design and boosted resiliency in today’s changing climate.
- Participants will understand the importance of designing beyond traditional engineering and construction standards in order to deliver projects that meet current and future client needs.
Instructors
Raine Gardner, PE
Course Codes
Provider
American Trails