This project assessed the transportation resiliency to accommodate increased storm events and predicted sea level rise for the City of Chelsea, MA, with a focus in the city’s Marginal Street area. Several flood mitigation strategies were evaluated, taking into account limitations of Chelsea’s geography. We determined Chelsea should implement a sea wall structure to accommodate future sea level rise and flooding, along with recommendations for responses to flooding, through analysis of flooding, impact to traffic, resiliency, and design feasibility.

• This report represents the work of one or more WPI undergraduate students submitted to the faculty as evidence of completion of a degree requirement. WPI routinely publishes these reports on its website without editorial or peer review.

Creator

• Ferrero, Francesca Bertha
• Sanchez, Sarah Nicole
• Fronhofer, Luke
• Concannon, Megan Ashley
• Fabbo, Austin Taylor

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• E-project-032119-184512

Advisor

• Mathisen, Paul P.
• Tao, Mingjiang

Year

• 2019

Sponsor

• City of Chelsea

Date created

• 2019-03-21

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Civil Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright