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Kent County Parks - Grand River Greenway - Cannonsburg Road from Chauncey Dr to Pettis Ave

Important Information

The Cannonsburg Rd, Chauncey Dr to Pettis Ave section of the much-anticipated Grand River Greenway Project is scheduled for construction this summer in Cannon Township. This section is a part of the Greenway Project that will connect The White Pine Trail to Ada by the end of this year.

Construction is scheduled to start in mid-June 2026 with tree removal, and work on the pathway and boardwalks will commence immediately after. Project completion is anticipated by the end of September 2026.

Access/Traffic:

No Detours Anticipated. The project will be constructed with shoulder closures and temporary lane closures.

Contact

P&N Engineer:

Scott Post, PE
P&N Project Manager
616-364-8491

Carlee Thompson, EIT
P&N Construction Manager
218-398-0554

P&N Construction Observer:

P&N Construction Observer
Keelin Massey, EIT

Contractor:

Bob’s Asphalt Services
Mike Radford
231-769-9913

Terracon, LLC
Tyler DeJonge
616-218-7684

Kent County Parks
Brian Mulligan
616-632-7275

November 13, 2026

Progress Report:

This week the contractor has been working hard getting the gravel base ready for paving. The pavers will be onsite Friday, November 13 to start the base course, and hope to be done early next week.

In addition, work continues on the boardwalk and bridge.

Upcoming Work:

Next week they plan to complete paving and work on restoration.

The beams for the bridge are scheduled to be delivered early the week of Thanksgiving, and placed the next week. As soon as the beams are in, the special decking will be installed.

November 6, 2026

Progress Report:

Riverworks is beginning to wrap up the boardwalk on the east side of Bear Creek, and the mesh fencing installation is all that remains for construction on the boardwalk. A second Riverworks crew has been working on driving piles for the boardwalk west of the creek and will continue doing so into next week. Integrity has completed all of the retaining walls along the path with no further work ahead.

Upcoming Work:

Early next week, Terracon is expected to be back on site to complete final grading and prepare the site prior to paving, which is scheduled to take place toward the middle of next week. Bob’s Asphalt will be completing the paving along the path as well.
November 2, 2026

Progress Report:

Riverworks Construction wrapped up construction of the large boardwalk at the corner of Pettis Road, with only mesh fencing remaining to be installed. The crew then turned to the boardwalk connected to the large boardwalk, where support beams, joists, and rail posts have been installed. A second Riverworks crew drove piles last week for the boardwalk that will cross Bear Creek. Integrity Landscaping has been installing block for the east retaining wall along Cannonsburg Road.

Upcoming Work:

This week Riverworks will continue construction of the connected boardwalk and pile driving for the Bear Creek boardwalk. Integrity expects to complete all retaining wall construction by mid-week. Terracon will return to regrade the path in preparation for paving, which may take place later this week.
October 23, 2026

Progress Report:

Subcontractor Riverworks Construction continued work on the large boardwalk at the intersection of Pettis Road and Cannonsburg Road, which is nearly complete. Remaining tasks include installing posts, rails, and chain link fencing. Crews are also driving piles and installing a headwall for the boardwalk that will cross over Bear Creek. Integrity Landscaping capped the retaining walls on the west side of the trail and has begun trenching for the wall on the east side, with the leveling pad expected to be placed this week.

Upcoming Work:

Next week, Riverworks will begin construction on the boardwalk joined to the west side of the large boardwalk, and the crew at Bear Creek is expected to finish driving the timber piles. Integrity will begin laying block on the east side retaining wall.
October 16, 2026

Progress Report:

Integrity Landscaping completed both of the large modular block walls near the intersection of Blakely and Bear Creek Trail. They are currently installing caps on top of the walls to finish them out. On the boardwalk side, Riverworks Construction has completed further sections of the largest boardwalk on the far east end of the project and is now past the halfway mark. Headwalls and timber retaining walls were also installed earlier this week on both the smaller and larger boardwalk structures on the east end. Additionally, construction of the boardwalk spanning Bear Creek has begun with several piles already driven.

Upcoming Work:

Integrity will move east along Cannonsburg Road next week to begin installation of the final block wall. Riverworks will continue boardwalk construction across all active locations into next week.
October 9, 2026

Progress Report:

Integrity Landscaping has completed nearly half of the first retaining wall, with trenching and block installation ongoing. Riverworks Construction continued making progress on the large boardwalk this week and is now past the halfway point!

Upcoming Work:

Integrity will continue trenching and installing block on the retaining wall into next week. Riverworks will continue construction of the large boardwalk, with that structure continuing to take shape.
October 2, 2026

Progress Report:

Riverworks is still continuing efforts constructing the large boardwalk on the corner of Pettis where they are nearly 50% complete with the structural elements of the boardwalk. On the West side of that boardwalk, piles for the smaller boardwalk have been completely installed, but further progress will be slowed until after the larger boardwalk is completed.

Terracon has begun partial removals of driveways along Cannonsburg. Integrity made it on site this week to begin the block wall construction and has made significant progress on the first wall, installing both over 100 feet of base and middle blocks.

Upcoming Work:

Riverworks will continue construction on the larger boardwalk into next week. Terracon will continue removing driveway approaches into next week. Integrity will continue construction on the retaining wall into next week.
September 25, 2026

Progress Report:

Subcontractor Riverworks has been continuing installation of fencing, railing, and support structures along the boardwalk near Pettis. Meanwhile, a second Riverworks crew working on pile installation has been driving piles east of the bridge over Bear Creek.

Modular block retaining wall construction also began today. Integrity has started excavating the area for the first retaining wall, located west of the Bear Creek boardwalk.

Upcoming Work:

These activities for both the boardwalk and retaining wall construction are expected to continue, with pile driving for the treated timber boardwalk anticipated to be completed by the middle of next week.

Bear Creek Culvert Installation
Bear Creek Trail Boardwalk Nearly Complete
Boardwalk progress joist- railing- and post installation at Pettis
September 18, 2026

Progress Report:

Riverworks completed pile driving near Pettis Road this week and has made significant progress on the large boardwalk structure there, with joists, support beams, railings, and posts all being installed. Meanwhile, Terracon has been active at multiple locations along the area installing storm sewer, including at the intersection of Chauncey and Cannonsburg Road and near the small boardwalk at Bear Creek.

Upcoming Work:

Next week Riverworks will begin pile driving for a smaller section of boardwalk east of the approach near Bear Creek and will continue boardwalk installations at the Pettis Road structure. Terracon plans to complete storm sewer installations by early next week.
September 11, 2026

Progress Report:

The boardwalk near Bear Creek is nearly complete! Remaining work is limited to railing installation, with the crew anticipating full completion early next week. At the Pettis Road intersection, pile driving is continuing and is expected to wrap up by mid next week. Installation of the boardwalk’s support members has also begun at that location.

Upcoming Work:

Next week the Bear Creek boardwalk is expected to reach completion, and pile driving at the Pettis Road boardwalk should be finished by mid-week, allowing structural work there to continue moving forward.