The site development includes about 3,000 parking spaces and supporting infrastructure on a 164 acre parcel of land in Hudson and Berlin, Massachusetts. The site fronts on Coolidge Street which forms the boundary to the North, is abutted to the east and south by the rear of single family lots on Gates Pond Road and forested land and a modular housing subdivision to the west. Most of the site was forested with a former borrow pit in the southeast corner of the site.

Project Description
Since 2004, our office has acted as the lead civil/site engineer on the development of this site in the communities of Hudson and Berlin, Massachusetts. The project involves substantial earthwork and the use of retaining walls to overcome over 125 feet of topographic relief. When complete the construction will have resulted in the creation of approximately 70 acres of developed area; the movement of approximately 2.5 million CY of earth and rock; the construction of approximately 93,500 SF of modular block retaining wall; the installation of over 30,000 LF of water and sewer utilities and 20,000 LF of drainage pipe.

The project has included several unique measures during construction for the treatment of storm water runoff. This includes a chemical treatment train using a flocculant agent to aid in the removal of silt and clay from construction area runoff.

Sand Filters have also been used to address the strict regulatory requirements for the release of storm water runoff from the site. The project represents the largest retail development completed by the firm.

DeLuca-Hoffman Associates, Inc. has been retained as one of consultants to Sullivan Hayes and Benderson Development to assist in the site design and site permitting of a proposed retail center of greater than 900,000 square feet of retail space over as many as 21 building pads.

References :

Jed Hayes
Sullivan-Hayes Companies
(860) 677-5252

William Rae
Benderson Development
(716) 878-9453