Wescott Park Stormwater Storage

Northbrook, Illinois

V3 provided general contracting services for this complicated earthwork and underground stormwater storage project which was designed to reduce the frequency and severity of residential flooding during a 25-year storm event.
V3 construction professionals worked closely with the Village and their design consultant to complete the installation of a 24-acre-foot underground storage facility. Which at the time, was the largest StormTrap system in the nation.
The project included the installation of 1,700 individual StormTrap precast pieces as well as offsite disposal of more than 60,000 cubic yards of excavated material.
A rainwater harvesting system was installed to utilize stored stormwater to irrigate the park’s ball field; harvested water is filtered and treated to meet Illinois Department of Public Health water quality standards.
Safe access to the elementary school was provided by scheduling heavy trucking operations around peak hours for school. Phased-construction maintained residential access to driveways during the demolition and reconstruction of Western Avenue.