Pflumm Road, Between Shawnee Mission Parkway and the South City Limits

The City of Shawnee, Kansas had performed a video inspection of their system and knew pipes needed attention on Pflumm Rd. between Shawnee Mission Parkway and the south city limits. Most of Shawnee’s storm sewer system is comprised of corrugated metal pipe. Over the years, the city has been working to update existing pipes with concrete to prevent future failures.

To maximize the city’s dollars, we did not perform a complete replacement of the metal pipe on this major collector. Instead, we leveraged their data to determine which pipes could be left in place. This allowed us to create a plan which would include a balance of old and new, providing Shawnee and its taxpayers with the best value for their money.

While this project was focused on improving the storm sewer system, other aspects were updated as well. We performed a mill and overlay and removed deteriorating curb, gutter, and sidewalk for the area, using a similar approach for those repairs. Our team inspected the area, identifying specific panels of sidewalk and curb in need of replacement. We repaired only those spots to stretch the budget. Street lighting was also updated within this section.