Neighborhood Advisory

Hakes Contracting, Inc., a City contractor, will be making repairs and improvements to the City’s public stormwater management (SWM) pond on Gude Drive.  The pond is in a public SWM easement, which includes access through the office site and the woods.  The pond will be accessed from the office parking lot on the northeast corner of Piccard Drive and Gude Drive.  Work includes repairs to the pond’s existing gabion (wire baskets filled with stone) wall, raising of the gabion wall, construction of a small pool in front of the gabion wall, and elevation of a flood control berm adjacent to the office building. 

Approximately 0.2 acres of trees and shrubs must be cleared from the pond area to obtain access and make the improvements.  The contractor will minimize disruption to the office parking lot traffic and store equipment and materials behind the parking lot curb to the extent possible.  Construction impacts will include a temporary stream crossing, tree removal, construction equipment in and around the stream, noise, and temporary stockpiles of materials. 

Construction work is scheduled to begin in early January 2008, and will continue for approximately four weeks.  Upon completion of the work, the contractor will stabilize the area with plantings and wood chip mulch.  Landscaping will be done between late March and early May 2008. 

A similar pond improvement project will be constructed at the City’s Carnation Drive pond downstream of this location immediately after conclusion of this I-270 Industrial Park pond project.  If you have questions about any of these projects, please contact one of the following:

Lise Soukup, City of Rockville Department of Public Works Civil Engineer, at 240-314-8515 or via e-mail at lsoukup@rockvillemd.gov.

Greg Middleton, City of Rockville Department of Public Works Inspector, at 240-314-8547 or via e-mail at gmiddleton@rockvillemd.gov.