Walker Park

Already a very special place, the Village of Burr Ridge’s smaller renovation project at Walker Park has transformed into a larger project that will improve many areas of this picturesque 2.7-acre site. Eriksson Engineering Associates, Ltd. (EEA) provided professional civil engineering services in connection with the $700K redevelopment of Walker Park.

Proposed park enhancements have included the following:

-New playground for children ages 5-12 and swing area
-New Challenge Course equipment
-Large picnic shelter
-Renovated sand volleyball court
-New cornhole/bags area
-Plaza area behind Spina baseball field
-Natural area/pollinator plants in NE corner of the park
-Walking path renovations
-New outdoor bathroom facility
-Regrading/new drainage on 3/4 grade soccer field

As most of the site resides within the floodway and/or floodplain, EEA has worked diligently with PRI for permitting through MWRD. EEA’s services have included the following on-site elements:

-Stormwater management detention calculations, exhibits report, and completed applications meeting the MWRD ordinance requirements
-Floodplain and floodway calculations for storage requirements per the NFIP requirements
-Pavements, walkways, and site concrete finish work
-Finished grading with spot elevations and contours
-Storm sewer design and underdrain design
-Stormwater facilities design, including both volume control and runoff control
-Compensatory storage facilities design
-Floodplain and floodway profiles/cross-sections
-Soil erosion and sediment control measures

This project paid for in part with budgeted capital improvement funds as well as a $400K OSLAD grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources, anticipates a completion date later in 2020.