Project aims to improve storm water runoff in Pelham Parkway
The $5 million initiative includes installing green infrastructure at the site.
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Crews are working to address persistent flooding issues that NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi has faced during major rain events. It's the latest initiative aimed at improving storm water runoff in Pelham Parkway.
"The point is to slow the water down, manage it closer to where it falls, and help improve our water quality," said Melissa Enoch, assistant commissioner at New York City Department of Environmental Protection.
The $5 million initiative includes installing green infrastructure at the site.
"We are digging up the surface underground," said Enoch. "We're excavating, we're installing the storage modular retention cells. And what they do is they create void space for water to collect."
Crews have been steadily working to get the project done. That's good news for the hospital where the grounds have been prone to flooding.
"We have had employee cars damaged during some of the heavy rains," said Ellen Barlis, chief financial officer at NYC Health + Hospitals/Jacobi.
According to Barlis, it's a great disservice to staff who often work long shifts.
"They don't want to come out to a car full of water," she said. "So we're happy to see that issue remediated."
The project is expected to be completed within the next few weeks.
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