Project Highlights

ACEC/TN Engineering Excellence Honor Award

S&ME was lead engineer for Bristol Motor Speedway (Speedway) for natural resource permitting and stream restoration design and implementation at the Speedway in Bristol, Tennessee.  S&ME provided natural resource services including a stream morphological and habitat assessment, a “no-rise” certification, Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plan (SWPPP) preparation, coordination with regulatory agencies, and design of 3,200 feet of onsite stream enhancement that integrated stormwater management components.

S&ME worked to enhance and restore stream hydraulic and habitat functions along an existing stream corridor, in a highly developed urban setting with adjacent infrastructure encroaching on the channel.

S&ME’s design of the Beaver Creek in-stream structures:

• stabilized adjacent banks
• hid sewer crossings from view
• protected crossings from debris
• improved the pool habitat within the stream channel

Where feasible, S&ME maintained existing mature trees to preserve aesthetics of the stream, reduce the effect of thermal pollution on the stream following construction, and reduce the cost of replanting.  Our establishment of vegetative swales and the inlet retrofit provide pretreatment of stormwater runoff, improving water quality.

The Speedway was grateful for the technical solutions we brought to bear on the project.  We worked closely with the owner to complete tasks on schedule and within budget.  Our client has expressed satisfaction and appreciation for S&ME’s achievements in overcoming challenges to meet and exceed the project’s rigid needs and schedule.  Speedway Vice President of Operations & Development Scott Hatcher said, “BMS is well pleased with the project.  The aesthetics and overall appearance have been enhanced with the structures in the stream as well as bank stabilization.  We had a lot of positive comments during our August race”.