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Western Michigan University

Honors Theses

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2015

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Site Development At The Corner Of Drake And Stadium, Ahmad Sear Rahimi Dec 2015

Site Development At The Corner Of Drake And Stadium, Ahmad Sear Rahimi

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This report presents the site layout alternatives for the development located at the corner of Drake and Stadium in Kalamazoo, Michigan. In the report four different layouts are suggested and followed by best management practices for grading and earthwork plans, porous asphalt pavement design, storm water retention design for the proposed site, and storm sewer pipe design. The redesign of the Costco Development Site aims to maximize efficiency of the development area through the warehouse and gas station location, parking lot layout, and trucking routes. Grading design is developed based on the existing site conditions before construction took place. The …