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Contract No. 1: Construct force main from West Randall lift station in City of Coopersville to Ottawa County line.

Access/Traffic: Local traffic will be maintained during pipeline construction. There may be times when your driveway is inaccessible because pipeline construction is occurring in front of your house or driveway restoration is taking place. The contractor will work with you ahead of time and will make special access arrangements with you if needed.

Mail: Mailboxes that interfere with pipeline construction will be temporarily relocated so that mail service can be maintained during construction. If your mailbox needs to be temporarily relocated, the contractor will inform you of where it has been moved to and when they anticipate it will be returned to its original location.

Garbage Pickup: The contractor will work with you and your waste hauler to maintain service throughout construction. If pipeline construction interferes with your waste haulers ability to pick up your garbage, the contractor will temporarily move your garbage bins to a central location and return them to the end of your driveway by the end of the work day.

Contact

Prein&Newhof – Field
Brad Kuiper
(616) 485-0286
bkuiper@preinnewhof.com

Contractor
Milbocker & Sons
(269) 673-2195

Muskegon County
(231) 724-3440

October 18, 2024

Work completed/in progress:

  • 68th Avenue closure completed and road re-opened. See photo below.
  • Butt-fusion of HDPE pipe continues. See photo below.

Anticipated work activities for the coming week:

  • Milbocker will install casing through the Railroad ROW.
  • Continue butt-fusion of HDPE pipe.
October 11, 2024

Work completed/in progress:

  • Milbocker completed destructive joint sampling of HDPE butt fusion welds
  • Milbocker located utilities near 68th Avenue and welded casing for the 68th Avenue crossing
  • Trenchless casing contractor is de-mobilizing equipment

Anticipated work activities for the coming week:

  • Butt-fusion of HDPE pipe will begin in earnest
  • 68th Avenue closures is scheduled for next week. Closure is planned for one week. Here is the detour route for the closure: Detour Map
  • During closure, Milbocker will install a casing beneath the road. The casing will later be stuffed with the proposed force main during winter construction.
October 4, 2024
Work completed/in progress:
  • Completed installation of trenchless casing beneath Railroad spur and finishing trenchless casing adjacent to the Consumers substation.
  • Stripping topsoil and installing soil erosion and sedimentation control measures.
  • Taking delivery of pipe materials.
  • Locating existing utilities.
Anticipated work activities for the coming week:
  • Pipe materials continue arriving.
  • Begin fusing pipe and perform destructive sampling.
  • Begin pipe trenching and installation.
September 27, 2024

Work completed/in progress:

  • Tree clearing and brushing along 64th Avenue and the Coopersville & Marne Railway corridor has been completed.
  • Contractor is installing trenchless casing beneath Railroad spur on Continental Dairy’s property. (see attached photo of bore pit)
  • Consumers relocated guy wire near Continental substation.

Anticipated work activities for the coming week:

  • Continue installation of trenchless casings on northern edge of Continental Dairy’s property.
  • Strip topsoil and install soil erosion and sedimentation control measures.
  • Locate existing utilities.
  • Pipe materials start arriving.
  • Begin fusing pipe and perform destructive sampling.

September 13, 2024

Work completed/in progress:

  • Tree clearing and brushing along 64th Avenue and the Coopersville & Marne Railway corridor.
  • Contractor mobilizing equipment and beginning excavation for trenchless casing installation.

Anticipated work activities for the coming week:

  • Continue tree clearing and brushing.
  • Install trenchless casings on northern edge of Continental Dairy’s property.
August 1, 2024
  • Project has been awarded to Milbocker & Sons of Allegan, Michigan
  • Milbocker & Sons tentatively plans to begin construction in September along the Coopersville & Marne Railway corridor
  • Preparatory work, including surveying, tree clearing, and material staging may begin this month
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