MQP-PPM-1892 ASSESSING and REDUCING the IMPACTS of FLOODING on TRANSPORTATION in the CITY of CHELSEA, MASSACHUSETTS a Major Qual
MQP-PPM-1892 ASSESSING AND REDUCING THE IMPACTS OF FLOODING ON TRANSPORTATION IN THE CITY OF CHELSEA, MASSACHUSETTS A Major Qualifying Project Submitted to the Faculty of the WORCESTER POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE in partial fulfillment of the requirement for the Degree in Bachelor Science in Civil Engineering By Megan Concannon Austin Fabbo Francesca Ferrero Luke Fronhofer And Sarah Sanchez Date: March 22th, 2019 Approved by: Professor Paul Mathisen Professor Mingjiang Tao This report represents work of WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review. For more information about the projects program at WPI, see http://www.wpi.edu/Academics/Projects Abstract This project assessed the transportation resiliency to accommodate increased storm events and predicted sea level rise for the City of Chelsea, MA, with a focus in the city’s Marginal Street area. Several flood mitigation strategies were evaluated, taking into account limitations of Chelsea’s geography. We determined that Chelsea should implement a sea wall structure to accommodate future sea level rise and flooding, and provided recommendations for responses to flooding by analyzing flooding, traffic impacts, resiliency, and design feasibility. i Acknowledgements We would like to extend thanks to the following people for their contributions to our project: Mr. Alex Train, Planning and Development, City of Chelsea, MA Mr. John DePreist, AICP, Director of Planning & Development, City of Chelsea, MA Professor Paul Mathisen, Project Advisor, Associate Professor, WPI Professor Mingjiang Tao, Project Advisor, Associate Professor, WPI Professor Suzanne LePage, Instructor, WPI ii Authorship This written report, as well as the design development process, was a collaborative effort.
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