Evergreen Road Drainage

Evergreen Road Drainage Work - Fall 2026?

"Downstream" Conditions

Water from the Middlesex side of this road drains into a ditch that feeds into a culvert (elevation -below sea level) under Pine Path near South Bethany's Town Hall. From there, the ditch parallels our Pine Path, and the water eventually finds its way west past the tennis club to the wetlands adjacent the Assawoman Bay.

DNREC was working on a plan to improve the drainage along Kent Ave, including the ditch parallel to Pine Path. However, they have informed us that this work would be too expensive for the state to undertake.

Existing Driveway Culverts

A larger percentage of the original driveway culverts are made of corrugated metal than elsewhere in the community, and these are rusting and collapsing. Several collapsing culverts have been replaced by MBA; one has been temporarily "stented" with a smaller diameter plastic culvert. Additionally, some property owners have paid for culvert replacement/expansions.

Existing Ditches

The ditches along Evergreen are deeper and wider than most of the rest of the community, but are still in need of some elevation adjustments and significant cleanouts. Along this road the asphalt is owned by the Town of South Bethany. MBA owns 25' of land south of individual owner's lot lines.

Upcoming Work

All machine work should occur on MBA property, and any existing plantings IN and hanging OVER the ditches will be removed. Additionally, anything between the ditch and the street could be impacted. Nothing will be allowed to grow back IN the ditches.

Not all driveways will be impacted; each will be evaluated individually. Many driveway culverts have wood walls, held together with large (potentially rusting?) thru bolts. Some have riprap (large stone) walls. While all on MBA property, the original driveway culverts and walls were built by the original homeowners.

Existing Conditions

The below pictures, starting at the western end, were mostly taken Labor Day weekend 2024, although a few were taken earlier that summer. Click on any photo to see a larger version. Additional basic notes have been entered for each driveway, and more certainly will be added. Such as, oh, say, elevations...

Left (west) side of driveway	Driveway	Right (east) side of driveway	Address/Owner/Misc Notes
			139-Hetherington OK: 15" x 30'. Very long thru bolts; ADS (black plastic) pipe in good condition; about 30" down from driveway Outlet: 1.01'; Inlet: 1.15'
			137-Byrne REPLACE: Metal. Short wood walls; replace w rip-rap Outlet: 1.07'; Inlet: 1.05'
			135-Rooney CULVERT OK: 15" x 20'. Decrepit lumber walls to be removed/replaced? Outlet: 1.37'; Inlet: 1.45'
			133-Zengerle OK: 12" x 25'. MBA ADS pipe installed 2010? Outlet: 1.12'; Inlet: 1.21'
			131-Hodgson REPLACE: Old reinforced concrete pipe; recessed concrete "parking bumpers" lining driveway to be saved/reused Outlet: 0.70'; Inlet: 0.70'
			129-Santmyer OK: 10" x 40' (5/29/14: MBA); additional riprap? Outlet: 0.90'; Inlet: 1.07'
			127W-Meere OK: 12" ADS (2007? by MBA-Rob Austin). Block walls. Hopefully no changes.
			127E-Meere OK: ADS 12"; see 127W above
			125W-Sands OK: 15" x XX'. 2016/17
			125E-Sands REPLACE w 10": The partial collapse of this culvert was reported to MBA on 7/31/24. A smaller pipe was stented inside the 18" rusting corrugated steel culvert in case of complete collapse. We appreciate the assistance of the homeowner who helped clear vegetation from the side of the ditch and sand from the bottom of the decaying pipe. significant growth in/over ditch east of here Retaining walls on both sides of the driveway have (4?) thru-bolts that keep them from spreading apart.
			123W-LaFleur REPLACE Concrete: Pilings on MBA prop; probably not in the way; significant growth in/over ditch west and east of here
			123E-LaFleur 15" x 30'; Mar 2021 (maintenance agreement in place) significant growth in/over ditch west and east of here; see also bottom of page
			121-Gillis The partial collapse of this metal culvert was reported to MBA on 5/14/24. A smaller pipe was stented inside the 24" rusting corrugated steel culvert in case of complete collapse. Retaining walls on both sides of the driveway have (4?) thru-bolts that keep them from spreading apart. significant growth in/over ditch east of here
			119W-Myers OK: (Feb 2021 maintenance agreement in place extending length of culverts 119W and 119E by 10' each side); river rock on sides of driveway; significant vegetation to remove
			119C-Myers Leftover concrete center culvert from previous structure on this lot; completely obstructed by roots/sand and unable to be jetted by Caswell in 2024. Serves no purpose and should be removed entirely, along with extensive brush on top of culvert.
			119E-Myers River rock OK on sides of driveway; significant vegetation to be removed (Feb 2021 maintenance agreement in place extending length of culverts 119W and 119E by 10' each side)
			117-Moneymaker Concrete culvert w/ pavers on top.
			115-Capon OK: ??"x30' steel corrugated pipe (why?) installed Feb 2018; MBA. Pavers between street and culvert to remain. Overhanging vegetation to be removed-mostly west of driveway.
Extra photos:
	At left: "Pit" at west end of Pine Path (South Bethany property)		At left: Extra debris just east of 125E driveway (piling tops-unknown depth)