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Simmons Branch Complete

Simmons Branch Drainage Improvements

Stormwater Structural Repairs

Updated: Jun 11, 2025

Raleigh Stormwater improved street and home flooding by repairing the stormwater system and the rock wall structure that lines Simmons Branch.

Project Details

 
Type:
Stormwater
Budget:
$165,929
Project Lead:
Stormwater Management
Contractors:
Dewberry (Design); Beluca (Construction)

Contact

 

Erik Mayr, PE
Project Manager
erik.mayr@raleighnc.gov
919-996-4077

Lead Department:
Engineering Services

Subscribe

 

Planning

This phase is complete.

Lead Department:
Engineering Services

Design

This phase is complete.

Lead Department:
Engineering Services

Construction

This phase is complete.

Lead Department:
Engineering Services

Complete

Phase I and II of this project is complete. The new system can handle more stormwater, which: 

  • Stops flooding on Swift Drive during smaller storms and reduces the severity of flooding for larger storms;
  • Reduces flooding upstream of Pineview Drive by several feet;
  • Reduces how often homes and driveways flood on Pineview Drive and Swift Drive; and,
  • Allows water to flow more easily to Walnut Creek and the Neuse River leading to less erosion and water pollution.
Lead Department:
Engineering Services

Simmons Branch Stormwater Project Photos

Simmons Branch Complete

Simmons Branch Completed Repairs

Simmons Branch Construction

Simmons Branch Construction

A channel with two stone walls running along it to control how stormwater flows along Swift Drive
A new stone and concrete culvert on Swift Drive where water will flow through when it rains

A new stone and concrete stormwater culvert on Swift Drive.

The new concrete box culvert that will carry stormwater along Swift Drive.

The new stormwater system along Swift Drive under construction. 

A stormwater channel along Swift Drive

The open stream channel on Swift Drive before construction.

The stream along Swift Drive with old stormwater pipes and culverts

The open stream channel between the road and homes on Swift Drive before construction.

An old, circular stormwater pipe that carries water under Pineview Drive

The old, circular stormwater pipe that carries water under Pineview Drive and along Swift Drive. 

Schedule

DateActivity
Early Spring 2024Project Design Complete
Spring 2025Construction Begins
Summer 2025Construction Complete

Resources

 

West CAC Meeting Presentation (May 16, 2017)

Public Meeting Presentation (January 24, 2017)

WRAL: Crews begin $5.6M project to quell Raleigh neighborhood flooding

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