Construction Remediation Strategies

The following remediation efforts could help reduce the impact of the construction process on the surrounding neighborhoods.

Streamline design-construction phasing.

One way to reduce the impact of construction is to shorten the construction period itself. This can be achieved by beginning demolition activities while design plans are still being finalized, which is referred to as a Design-Build process. Such a process was used in a major project in Seoul and reduced the project’s construction time significantly.

Advance environmental remediation best practices.

The “Project Phasing and Impacts” Deep Dive explores several ways to join the environmental remediation process together with the project’s ecological goals. This may include strategic use of soil and concrete waste produced by the project, and long-term management of erosion, runoff, and sedimentation.

Manage traffic through project phasing and rerouting.

One way to reduce the impact of construction on traffic patterns is to keep lanes of the highway open throughout the construction process. The Deep Dive also suggests directing traffic to nearby arterials such as Minnesota Avenue and keeping more lanes open during weekday peak hours.

Keep neighborhood fabric remediations net-affirmative.

The impacts on surrounding neighborhoods should be minimal; most demolition and construction will not occur within any neighborhoods, and will not displace any business or residents. However, it will still be important to launch health clinics, business relocation assistance, and home repair initiatives during an early phase of the project to keep resident buy-in high.