Mahoney Creek Tributary Project Complete In Batavia

BATAVIA, IL — Four years after first looking into options for additional detention capacity upstream of the Woodland Hills neighborhood, Batavia officials are ready to celebrate the completion of the Mahoney Creek Tributary project.

The Batavia Chamber of Commerce, along with members of the city government, will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the finished project from 5:30-6:30 p.m. Sept. 13. The event will take place at the site of the project: at the east end of Wintergreen Terrace, off Woodland Hills Road.

The Mahoney Creek Tributary project is part of the city's focus on restoring stream quality throughout Batavia, officials said. This particular project will detain stormwater runoff upstream as a way to alleviate repeated drainage concerns and flash flooding along the Mahoney Creek Tributary and mainstream.

The drainage area being focused on is generally bound by Wilson Street to the north, Woodland Hills Road to the west, Pine Street to the south and Fermi National Laboratory to the east. The runoff drains from the east under Kirk Road through city-owned property to the Fox River via Mahoney Creek, according to Batavia officials.

The city hopes to retain runoff west of Kirk Road with a retaining wall, landscaping berm or another type of structure that will be constructed along the westernmost property line.

In April, construction began with a tree-removal process on a stretch of Kirk Road, between Pine and Wilson streets. From there, workers began building a basin and planting native seeds.

The city's contractor, V3 Construction, will monitor and maintain the area for three years, city officials said.