City of Ferrysburg - Dogwood Drive Reconstruction

The Dogwood Drive project is nearly complete. The contractor is scheduled to be onsite October 5 or 6 to complete all remaining restoration items and aggregate shoulder. Following completion of the aggregate shoulder, the striping and permanent signs will be installed. It is anticipated that by the end of the week the road will be open to traffic. There will still be some remaining clean up items to address following opening of the road and those will be completed over the next few weeks.

Thank you all for your patience during this project!

Work last week consisted of grading for pathway and transitioning to the road reconstruction. In the last update, we mentioned upcoming concrete work. Now, the contractor has decided to reorder their schedule and push the concrete back to focus on the road grading for the next couple of weeks.

Work completed:

• Completed sand subgrade grading for the new non-motorized path.
• Placed aggregate for the new path.
• Started cutting the old aggregate out of the road and placing new aggregate starting at 174^th.

Anticipated work for next week:

• Continue working on the road grading and aggregate placement.

The road building process results in many trucks making deliveries to the site and hauling away spoils. Please be aware of these trucks and do not approach them or stand in the vicinity of them.

Work this week was focused on storm sewer around the Mohawk intersection, which is now nearly complete.

Work completed:

• Completed storm sewer replacements.
• Relocated hydrants to provide room for the path.
• Removed remaining drive approaches.
• Started grading for the new path.

Anticipated work for next week:

• Finish grading and placing aggregate base for the new path.
• Place concrete curb and gutter and concrete drive approaches weather pending.
• Begin grading road if time permits.

As concrete is placed there may be times when drives are inaccessible for a few days while the concrete cures. Contractor will work with you to let you know prior to pours so that vehicles do not get trapped in your driveways.

Work this week was focused on storm sewer around the Mohawk intersection, which is now nearly complete.

Work completed:

• Continued work on storm sewer.

Anticipated work for next week:

• Complete work on the storm sewer.
• Relocate existing fire hydrants between Mohawk and 168^th in preparation of the new non-motorized path.

Work completed:

• Continued construction of the retaining wall for the new path.
• Removed existing road surface Dogwood Drive and part of Mohawk Drive.

Anticipated work for next week:

• Work on the wall will continue. Contractor intends to complete work Tuesday or Wednesday.
• Delivery of storm pipe is tentative for Wednesday. Installation of new storm sewer and catch basins may start at the end of the week.
• Road grading and placement of new aggregate may begin near the end of the week. Contractor intends to start road work at 174^th and work towards the north end of the project.

Items to note:

• As the road work begins access to residences may have interruptions at times or access routes may need to change based on where the contractor is working. Please be aware and the contractor will attempt to notify residents of any impacts to access.
• Reminder that this is a construction zone and as the road work begins be aware of heavy equipment and trucks moving around the site.  Large equipment can have large blind spots and make sure equipment operators know where you are when in the roadway.