Western Regional Park

Client: Howard County Department of Public Works

Location: Howard County, Maryland

Services: Site/Civil Engineering, Landscape Architecture, Surveying, Geotechnical Engineering, Environmental Engineering

Suburban development sometimes outpaces the County’s capacity to develop adequate recreational facilities within limited budgets and short time frames. Western Regional Park in Western Howard County is a major part of the solution. Howard County contracted with KCI to plan this 190-acre regional park to provide sports fields and a diversity of recreational venues while retaining the rural and aesthetic context of the property and surrounding landscape.

The location of the property provided Howard County with a unique opportunity to create a premier park that not only provides for the recreational needs of the community, but also preserves the rural landscape unique to the area. The site provides a unique opportunity for creating a visual context and linkage between the park and the surrounding community.

The project was completed in five phases including: preliminary field investigations; lake feasibility study and schematic park design; design development; construction documents; and bidding. KCI provided full-service engineering services in order to implement the Park’s Master Plan over these five phases.

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