United States Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) South Florida National Cemetery
Miller Legg was the prime consultant leading the team in the development of this 313-acre National Cemetery, located in western Palm Beach County. The site’s freshwater wetlands, pine flatwoods and dense understory vegetation provide for a unique palette on which the master plan was developed.
Within its passive park-like setting, the project includes a maintenance complex and an administration building with public information center, extensive wetland preservation in conjunction with the overall stormwater management system, in ground and columbaria burial areas, committal shelters, roadways, parking, and water treatment and septic systems. In addition to on-site wetland preservation, the firm coordinated the purchase of off-site mitigation credits to facilitate the development of the early-turnover section of the cemetery. This early-turnover phase included burial areas served by administration and maintenance facilities fully served by water treatment and septic systems, data communication, and security features, wash-rack, fueling station and a storage garage.
In 2007, additional coordination with US Fish and Wildlife was performed to gain approval of adjustments to site development to accommodate an active bald eagle nesting site. Design of an interim phase for a preplaced crypt burial area was added to the scope when high burial rates were anticipated to outpace construction of the next phase. The construction of the permanent buildings, main road with cortege lanes, roundabouts, columbaria burial area and additional cremain and preplaced crypt burial areas was completed in 2010. The current phase involves the addition of memorial walls, an entry feature, and demolition of the temporary administrative/maintenance complex and relocation of the storage garage.
Services included master planning, engineering design, landscape architecture, surveying, traffic engineering, environmental services, master central controlled irrigation system design and construction period services. Miller Legg’s responsibilities have also included all applicable Florida Department of Transportation, South Florida Water Management District and Lake Worth Drainage District permitting and engineering services, as well as preparation of the Storm Water Pollution Prevention Plans (SWPPP) for National Pollution Discharge Elimination System (NPDES) permitting.
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