Gander Creek North
Overview
Gander Creek North is a 156-lot single-family residential subdivision on 51.46 acres in Meridian, Idaho. It was designed and engineered in coordination with its companion project, Gander Creek South, to share trunk infrastructure and reduce combined development costs.
Bailey led civil engineering and land planning for both Gander Creek projects, designing them as a coordinated pair even though they moved through entitlement and construction on independent timelines. The key engineering insight was sizing trunk sewer and stormwater infrastructure to serve both projects from the start, with stub-outs designed into the north section to accept future connections from the south.
This coordinated approach — treating two independent projects as one infrastructure system — is a hallmark of Bailey’s engineering philosophy: think beyond the property line to reduce cost and complexity for the developer.
Bailey's analysis of Meridian's growth patterns in this corridor confirmed strong demand for medium-density residential lots, and commissioner voting history showed consistent support for subdivisions in this area's comprehensive plan designation.
Scope
- Site feasibility and yield analysis
- Coordinated infrastructure design with Gander Creek South
- Entitlement coordination with City of Meridian
- Grading, drainage, and stormwater management
- Water and sewer infrastructure design with southern stub-outs
- Roadway design and ACHD coordination
- Irrigation system design
- Construction observation and closeout
Challenge
Gander Creek North was designed alongside Gander Creek South as a coordinated pair of subdivisions. The engineering challenge was designing infrastructure — particularly sewer and stormwater — that served both projects efficiently, even though they would be entitled and built on independent timelines with different ownership structures.
Outcome
Bailey's coordinated design approach resulted in shared trunk sewer and stormwater infrastructure that reduced per-lot horizontal costs for both projects. The north section was entitled and built first, with infrastructure stubbed to accommodate the south section's future connection.