Concrete improvements along the south end of Kinney Avenue have been rescheduled to begin on Friday, June 7.
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Kinney Avenue will be reconstructed from Lake Michigan Drive to Leonard Street. Improvements to the corridor include constructing a center turn lane, adding concrete curb and gutter, replacing the roadside ditches with storm sewer, and adding sidewalk on the east side of the roadway.
Road reconstruction is anticipated to begin the week of April 29 and be complete by the end of September. Construction work will generally be conducted between 7 a.m. and 7 p.m. Monday through Friday, with possible work on Saturdays.
Access/Traffic: Kinney Avenue will be closed to through traffic but will stay accessible to residents in the immediate construction area and embedded neighborhoods. There may be times when access will be limited to either north or south as storm sewer is installed. Driveway access may also be interrupted for short periods of time but will be restored by the end each workday. For traffic that does not have a destination within the construction zone, Wilson Avenue will be the posted detour for this project.
Mail: The contractor will make the necessary arrangements with postal service to assure uninterrupted mail delivery. This will likely be with a pool of temporary mailboxes at either end of the project.
Garbage Pickup: The contractor will maintain uninterrupted garbage pickup. Please have your bin at the end of the driveway the night before pickup.
P&N Engineer
Tyler DeNooyer, PE, Project Manager
616-481-0693
P&N Construction Observer
Phil Kamp
616-522-5900
Contractor
Brenner Excavating
Ellen Bentley
269-793-7531
City of Walker
Scott Conners, PE
City Engineer
616-791-6792
Concrete improvements along the south end of Kinney Avenue have been rescheduled to begin on Friday, June 7.
Anticipated Work This Week
Martin J. Concrete is scheduled to begin installing concrete improvements on Thursday, June 6 and continue into early next week (weather dependent). After the concrete curb and gutter is poured, driveways and sidewalk through the drive approaches will be installed shortly thereafter. For all affected residents on within this area, please refrain from driving over the new concrete curb and approaches for 7 days to allow for proper curing. During this time, you will need to park on the gravel surface of the new road or a nearby side street. We appreciate your patience during this time while access is temporarily restricted. Please call Phil Kamp at 616-522-5900 if you have any questions.
This week’s storm sewer installation operation will be concentrated between #860 and #910 Kinney in the northbound lane. Local traffic seeking to travel through this area should expect delays or seek an alternate route.
Today’s construction activities will be concentrated between #790 and #832 Kinney. Local traffic seeking to travel through this area should expect delays or seek an alternate route. Over Memorial Day weekend, a lane will be open.
Today’s construction activities will be concentrated between #740 and #832 Kinney (Edinboro St to Imperial Dr). Edinboro St is closed at Kinney Ave. Local traffic seeking to travel through this area should expect delays or seek an alternate route.
Today’s construction activities will be concentrated between #673 and #740 Kinney (Edinboro Street to Marlboro Street). Local traffic seeking to travel through this area should expect delays or seek an alternate route.
Work Completed Last Week
Anticipated Work This Week
The southbound lane on Kinney Avenue will continue to be utilized with flaggers for local traffic between the GVSU Private Drive and the underground crew north of Hampton Lane.
It’s been another week of progress along Kinney Avenue. Here’s what was done and what’s planned to come:
Work Completed Last Week
Anticipated Work This Week
Progress has been made on the approximately 12 to 15-foot-deep storm sewer main this week. See below for a brief update:
Work Completed Last Week
Anticipated Work This Week
Kinney Avenue remains closed to through traffic. Local traffic will continue to be flagged around both working operations for Kent Power and Brenner, but you may encounter minor delays.
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