A recently completed, $16.6 million infrastructure project in Queens used porous pavement to allow nearly 1.3 million gallons of stormwater to be absorbed back into the ground instead of flowing into the sewer system, according to a June 13 press release sent to Construction Dive.
The project began construction in March 2021, according to the release, which rebuilt Beach 108th Street in Rockaway, Queens, from Beach Channel Drive to Shore Front Parkway.
The project helped rebuild an area hit by Superstorm Sandy in 2012, which killed 44 people and caused an estimated $19 billion in damages.
