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12/04/2025 3:23 pm

Concrete Pipe on Sweetbriar Drive

Sweetbriar Drive Stormwater Project

Drainage System Improvements

Updated: Dec 4, 2025

An undersized stormwater pipe is causing yard, crawl space, and road flooding along Sweetbriar Drive. This project will increase the stormwater pipe size and repair other drainage issues to reduce flooding.

Project Details

 
Type:
Stormwater
Budget:
$366,360
Project Lead:
Stormwater Management
Contractors:
Hazen & Sawyer (Design)

Contact

 

Kyle Bucher
Senior Engineer
kyle.bucher@raleighnc.gov
919-996-4068
 

Lead Department:
Engineering Services

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Planning

This phase is complete.

Lead Department:
Engineering Services

Design

We reviewed the project maintenance concerns and decided a new design was needed. We will begin designing the project early 2026 with anticipation to be completed late 2026.

Proposed Upgrades

We will install a new and larger stormwater pipe to reduce future flooding.

Lead Department:
Engineering Services

Schedule

DateActivity
Spring 2024Project Planning Complete
Early Summer 2024Project Design Begins
Fall 2024Survey and Field Data Collection Completed
Early 2026Design Phase Begins
Late 2026Design Phase Complete

Project Map

The highlighted section with red arrows represents the project area and the undersized pipe that would be upsized across Sweetbriar Drive.

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