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Midwestern Consulting provided engineering services for this culvert replacement project. Services included hydraulic analyses for several alternatives to determine the optimum culvert design, a 5-foot by 12-foot concrete box culvert. Because the area was heavily traveled by pedestrian traffic and located in a residential neighborhood near a city park, it was important that the project be both expedient and the outcome attractive. During installation of the culvert, several fiber optic communication lines had to be supported by a steel beam and a storm water bypass pipe installed to temporarily divert stormwater around the culvert area. The project was a coordinated effort between the Washtenaw County Drain Commissioner's Office and the City of Ann Arbor. Both the City's Utility and Parks Departments were highly involved because of the water and sewer relocations, and the project's proximity to Plymouth Park.