Pleasant Point Road
Sebago Technics partnered with the Town of Topsham on the Pleasant Point Road Survey and Design Project, addressing critical infrastructure resilience challenges along approximately 5,565 feet of roadway.
Location
Topsham, Maine
Sector
Municipal
Services
- Land Surveying
- Civil Engineering
- Environmental Services
Completed
2025
Project overview
This roadway, which serves both year-round and seasonal homes along the Androscoggin River and Merrymeeting Bay, has experienced increasing vulnerability to flooding and erosion due to heavy precipitation events and high tides.
project Details
Collaborative resilience planning
Our approach began with a detailed existing conditions survey as this roadway had never been formally surveyed. This foundational step documented the right-of-way, property boundaries, topography, and existing infrastructure conditions. Following the survey, our multi-disciplinary team conducted a thorough site assessment to characterize the road’s vulnerabilities, focusing on two primary areas of concern: tidal flooding at a wetland crossing, and shoreline erosion threatening sections of the road closest to the riverbank.
Using this assessment, we developed and evaluated multiple design alternatives, considering a spectrum of solutions ranging from nature-based approaches to traditional engineering methods, or potentially hybrid solutions that combine multiple strategies.
The project included robust stakeholder engagement, with public meetings to gather input on proposed solutions and present the final design. The culmination of this work, completed in 2025, was a Project Design Memorandum with preliminary design plans, calculations, and cost estimates that can be leveraged for future funding applications.
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