Walker Park

The Village of Burr Ridge planned a large renovation of Walker Park in order to meet the growing needs of the community. Eriksson Engineering Associates, Ltd. (EEA) provided civil engineering services in connection with the park’s $700K redevelopment.

Park enhancements included:

• 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 worked diligently with PRI for permitting through MWRD. EEA’s services 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 was paid for in part with budgeted capital improvement funds as well as a $400K OSLAD grant from the Illinois Department of Natural Resources.