Woods Run Stormwater Project: Phase Two

In Planning Stormwater

Riverview Park is a city park located in the Perry North neighborhood. This project will use green stormwater infrastructure in the park to capture rainwater runoff, stabilize streams, and redirect and store stormwater.

Progress & Status

100%
Design Complete

Phase One: Riverview Avenue


Project Scope:
This project is located in the Northern Part of Riverview Park. This project will use green stormwater infrastructure in the park to capture rainwater runoff, stabilize streams, and store and slowly release stormwater back into the combined sewer system to mitigate flooding.

Work includes stormwater infrastructure improvements, stream restoration, wall construction, trail restoration and improvements, trailhead parking lot improvements, reforestation, landscape improvements, and concrete curb & sidewalk replacement.

 

Phase Two: Mairdale Avenue

  • Stream restoration work and rain gardens in the lower portion of Riverview Park near the Mairdale Avenue entrance.
  • Tree plantings will also increase rainwater capture. 
  • These improvements will reduce park flooding, erosion, and combined sewer overflows to the Ohio River. 
  • This phase is undergoing a redesign to evaluate flood mitigation.
  • In December 2021, the Joint Permit Application to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers was submitted for review
  • The project will break ground in October of 2025 and is expected to continue through 2026.

Additional Information

Locations & Schedule

Location Details:
Mairdale Avenue rain gardens (3), Mairdale Avenue park entrance stormwater management facility (4), Old Wissahickon Road stream and forest restoration (5), and wetland and stream restoration (6)

Start Date: Oct 2025

Completion Date: Projected: Oct 2026

Work Schedule: 5 days a week. Monday through Friday 7am- 6 pm.

Traffic Patterns: Flaggers will be on Mairdale Avenue throughout the project while work is ongoing. Temporary traffic control measures including flaggers, such as intermittent lane closures.

Map of Riverview Park showing phase 1 and phase 2 project areas

Mairdale Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15214
United States

Project Contacts

If you have questions, please contact the Project Manager

Project Manager :
Ana Bennett
412-255-8800 ext 8035
abennett@pgh2o.com