Meadowbrook State Parkway (NY908E) under Merrick Road
The work includes hydraulically separating the Meadowbrook State Parkway (MSP) low point located under the Merrick Road Bridge (approximately 1,000 feet of roadway length) with steel sheeting, check valves, rerouting of drainage lines, and installing a Pump Station to drain the low point. Additional work includes installing tide gates to protect inland areas of Merrick and Freeport from coastal storm flooding and installing underground drains to dewater the permanently soggy grass shoulder. The profiles of MSP, MSP ramps, and Merrick Road may need to be raised in order to hydraulically isolate the low point.
Wantagh State Parkway (NY908T) under Bay Parkway (NY 909E)
The work involves hydraulically separating the Wantagh State Parkway (WSP) low point located under the Bay Parkway bridge (approximately 1,000 feet of roadway length) with check valves, rerouting of drainage lines, and installing a Pump Station to drain the low point. Additional work includes installing underground drains to dewater the permanently soggy grass shoulder and installing a coastline structure to protect outfall pipes that are repeatedly damaged from coastal storms.
