Will the culverts that connect the new channel to Partington Creek affect the water level or the water quality in the creek?

These culverts will help the creek in a couple of ways. During high flows, such as during a heavy rain storm, some of the water from Partington Creek will be diverted into the channel, at the upper end of the project. This diversion will prevent Partington Creek from spilling onto the roadway and the small bridges that cross the creek. During periods of low flows, the culverts will feed small pools in the channel, which will provide new aquatic habitat for fish, such as salmon fry.

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1. What is the Cedar Drive and Partington Creek Upgrade Project?
2. What is preload?
3. How high will the new section of Cedar Drive be above the existing road and farmland?
4. What is a trunk sanitary sewer?
5. What is a forcemain?
6. What are the traffic impacts this year?
7. What are the traffic impacts next year, in 2022?
8. How is the City mitigating traffic impacts?
9. Are there other projects happening in the area?
10. What are the environmental impacts of the project?
11. Will the culverts that connect the new channel to Partington Creek affect the water level or the water quality in the creek?
12. What type of vegetation will be planted in the creek channels?
13. What is happening to the old section of upper Cedar Drive?
14. Why not have the multi-use pathway on old Cedar Drive, instead of along new Cedar Drive, to reduce the cost?
15. When will the road improvements happen on the lower half of Cedar Drive?