NTH on one of four teams chosen as finalists to design the West Riverfront Park plan
Like so many of the nation’s working waterfronts, Detroit’s has suffered the effects of neglect. As one of the City’s previously most underutilized assets, the Detroit Riverwalk is now being transformed into an attractive and lively destination.
And you can see NTH’s footprint all along the way.
NTH has worked on numerous projects on and around the Riverwalk for many years and has become a well-known resource for geotechnical, environmental and urban renewal engineering consulting services. That’s why it no surprise that NTH is on a team that has been selected as one of the four finalists to design the West Riverfront. In early August, we were notified our team was chosen as one of eight semifinalists culled from more than 80 teams and following our plan presentation, we were selected as a finalist. NTH is ready to take on this new challenge to connect the Riverwalk and create a beautiful, fun and inviting place for residents and tourists to visit for years to come.
Read below to see how we have been involved for many years in this historic transformation.
Detroit East Riverfront Riverwalk
Geotechnical Investigation & Seawall Evaluation
NTH provided geotechnical, seawall and regulatory compliance services, as well as support associated with for environmental and utility services and offered an economical solution for the necessary field work. This project connected existing portions of the Riverwalk to other riverfront parks. It also provided a 20-foot wide pedestrian walkway/bike path along with gathering places, security/phone systems, a pavilion area, and improvements to the existing seawall along the Detroit River.
Read more about this project here.
Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority
Award: Engineering Honorable Conceptor from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Michigan (ACEC/Michigan)
In 2011, the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority opened its $22 million state-of-the-art Public Dock & Terminal on the Detroit River. This 21,000-square-foot public terminal facility and 250-foot off-shore wharf can accommodate vessels of various sizes including cruise ships. Providing engineering services, NTH partnered with various stakeholders to develop this former industrial site along the Detroit River. Despite numerous challenges to develop a deep-water port, extensive cooperation with adjacent property and utility owners, the City of Detroit, Wayne County, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Detroit RiverFront Conservancy and other stakeholders in the reclamation of the Detroit Riverfront made this project a success.
Read more about this project here.
Bates Street Outfall
Geotechnical Investigation
The Bates Outfall site is a vital component to the City of Detroit Riverfront Redevelopment Plan. The undeveloped site represented a gap between Hart Plaza downstream and the GM Renaissance Center upstream. In February 2002, the US Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District retained NTH to provide design, engineering, and construction services to the site due to eroding, unsightly dilapidated concrete building foundation walls, rotted timber piles, and a storm sewer outfall structure. The project was in support of a Section 14 Emergency Shoreline Stabilization Project. To effectively integrate this property into the overall vision of the Riverfront, several challenges such as shoreline stabilization, continuation of the riverfront walkway, and integration of this property with adjacent planned land uses were addressed by NTH and other stakeholders.
Read more about this project here.
Dequindre Cut Greenway Project
Abandoned Rail Corridor Redevelopment
Accessible from the Riverwalk is the Dequindre Cut which was comprised of an abandoned railroad corridor in Detroit, Michigan. The City of Detroit purchased the project site in November 2012 for redevelopment into non-motorized greenway for public recreation. The project redevelopment plans also included pedestrian and bike paths, site lighting, benches, security devices and landscaping. NTH’s conducted Environmental Site Assessments (ESA), a Baseline Environmental Assessment (BEA) report and a Due Care Plan to satisfy City’s continuous obligations to prevent exacerbation of contamination and to protect public health and environment in regard to the contamination that exist at the project site.
Read more about this project here.
Cobo Arena Expansion
Demolition & Reconstruction Project
Award: Eminent Conceptor for Engineering: American Council of Engineering Companies of Michigan (ACEC/Michigan)
A major project that anchors the Riverwalk was improving and expanding Cobo Arena to serve the needs of its global customers and drive the economy of Metro Detroit. The transformation of Cobo Center included construction of a three-story atrium and conversion of Cobo Arena into a glass-enclosed event space. Demolition and reconstruction plans required removal of most structural elements in the 360-foot diameter interior, including the structurally integrated 12,000 seat arena and access ramps, while keeping the original structural frame, roof, and portions of the granite façade intact. NTH investigated the use of, and successfully deployed, a staged demolition and reconstruction process to mitigate extensive bracing required by the design and maintain the stability of the structure throughout construction without use of temporary bracing.
Residents of southeast Michigan can now proudly boast about their new convention facility that stands prominently on the Riverwalk as a testament to the fortitude of its people, the community, and the professionals dedicated to its rebirth.
Read more about this project here.
And you can see NTH’s footprint all along the way.
NTH has worked on numerous projects on and around the Riverwalk for many years and has become a well-known resource for geotechnical, environmental and urban renewal engineering consulting services. That’s why it no surprise that NTH is on a team that has been selected as one of the four finalists to design the West Riverfront. In early August, we were notified our team was chosen as one of eight semifinalists culled from more than 80 teams and following our plan presentation, we were selected as a finalist. NTH is ready to take on this new challenge to connect the Riverwalk and create a beautiful, fun and inviting place for residents and tourists to visit for years to come.
Read below to see how we have been involved for many years in this historic transformation.
Detroit East Riverfront Riverwalk
Geotechnical Investigation & Seawall Evaluation
NTH provided geotechnical, seawall and regulatory compliance services, as well as support associated with for environmental and utility services and offered an economical solution for the necessary field work. This project connected existing portions of the Riverwalk to other riverfront parks. It also provided a 20-foot wide pedestrian walkway/bike path along with gathering places, security/phone systems, a pavilion area, and improvements to the existing seawall along the Detroit River.
Read more about this project here.
Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority
Award: Engineering Honorable Conceptor from the American Council of Engineering Companies of Michigan (ACEC/Michigan)
In 2011, the Detroit/Wayne County Port Authority opened its $22 million state-of-the-art Public Dock & Terminal on the Detroit River. This 21,000-square-foot public terminal facility and 250-foot off-shore wharf can accommodate vessels of various sizes including cruise ships. Providing engineering services, NTH partnered with various stakeholders to develop this former industrial site along the Detroit River. Despite numerous challenges to develop a deep-water port, extensive cooperation with adjacent property and utility owners, the City of Detroit, Wayne County, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, the Detroit RiverFront Conservancy and other stakeholders in the reclamation of the Detroit Riverfront made this project a success.
Read more about this project here.
Bates Street Outfall
Geotechnical Investigation
The Bates Outfall site is a vital component to the City of Detroit Riverfront Redevelopment Plan. The undeveloped site represented a gap between Hart Plaza downstream and the GM Renaissance Center upstream. In February 2002, the US Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District retained NTH to provide design, engineering, and construction services to the site due to eroding, unsightly dilapidated concrete building foundation walls, rotted timber piles, and a storm sewer outfall structure. The project was in support of a Section 14 Emergency Shoreline Stabilization Project. To effectively integrate this property into the overall vision of the Riverfront, several challenges such as shoreline stabilization, continuation of the riverfront walkway, and integration of this property with adjacent planned land uses were addressed by NTH and other stakeholders.
Read more about this project here.
Dequindre Cut Greenway Project
Abandoned Rail Corridor Redevelopment
Accessible from the Riverwalk is the Dequindre Cut which was comprised of an abandoned railroad corridor in Detroit, Michigan. The City of Detroit purchased the project site in November 2012 for redevelopment into non-motorized greenway for public recreation. The project redevelopment plans also included pedestrian and bike paths, site lighting, benches, security devices and landscaping. NTH’s conducted Environmental Site Assessments (ESA), a Baseline Environmental Assessment (BEA) report and a Due Care Plan to satisfy City’s continuous obligations to prevent exacerbation of contamination and to protect public health and environment in regard to the contamination that exist at the project site.
Read more about this project here.
Cobo Arena Expansion
Demolition & Reconstruction Project
Award: Eminent Conceptor for Engineering: American Council of Engineering Companies of Michigan (ACEC/Michigan)
A major project that anchors the Riverwalk was improving and expanding Cobo Arena to serve the needs of its global customers and drive the economy of Metro Detroit. The transformation of Cobo Center included construction of a three-story atrium and conversion of Cobo Arena into a glass-enclosed event space. Demolition and reconstruction plans required removal of most structural elements in the 360-foot diameter interior, including the structurally integrated 12,000 seat arena and access ramps, while keeping the original structural frame, roof, and portions of the granite façade intact. NTH investigated the use of, and successfully deployed, a staged demolition and reconstruction process to mitigate extensive bracing required by the design and maintain the stability of the structure throughout construction without use of temporary bracing.
Residents of southeast Michigan can now proudly boast about their new convention facility that stands prominently on the Riverwalk as a testament to the fortitude of its people, the community, and the professionals dedicated to its rebirth.
Read more about this project here.
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