Muskegon Heights - Fifth Street, Summit Avenue to Broadway Avenue

Progress Report:

• Water main is installed in Summit between 5^th and 6^th Streets
• Storm sewer drains have been replaced in Summit between 5^th and 6^th Streets
• The leaking valve at 5^th and Summit has been removed
• Water main will be installed on 5^th Street between Summit and Columbia
• Summit will be temporarily reopened to traffic on temporary gravel over the upcoming weekend

Upcoming Work:

• No work will take place on Monday, September 1, 2025, for Labor Day
• The water main installed will be tested next week
• The installed water main is intended to be tied into the existing water system next Friday, September 5, 2025. This will involve a temporary shutdown of water service to customers on 5^th Street, Glendale and Jefferson between Oakwood and Summit.
• Sanitary sewer main will be replaced starting at Broadway and working south

Here are some photos of the progress from this week:

Summit will be closed when crews are working in the street.  Please use the posted detour of 6^th Street to Sherman to Peck to go around the site.  For the safety of the workers, please avoid driving through the construction sites.  No on-street parking is allowed in the construction zone. Residents on Fifth Street will have access to their homes and driveways, which will be maintained with gravel.  Access to the rear alleys for Fifth Street residents will also be maintained.

Progress Report:

• New water main pipe installed in Summit between 6^th and 5^th Streets

Upcoming Work:

 Summit will be reopened with gravel on Tuesday, August 26, 2025

• Three storm drains will be replaced on Summit and 5^th
• Water main installation will continue down 5^th Street between Summit and Broadway
• Sanitary sewer main will be replaced starting at Broadway and working south

Here are some photos of the progress from this week:

Summit will be closed when crews are working in the street.  Please use the posted detour of 6^th Street to Sherman to Baker to go around the site.  For the safety of the workers, please avoid driving through the construction sites.  No on-street parking is allowed in the construction zone. Residents on Fifth Street will have access to their homes and driveways being maintained with gravel.  Access to the rear alleys for Fifth Street residents will also be maintained.

Progress Report:

• Water main and storm drain materials were delivered to the site
• The remaining pavement and driveway approaches on 5^th Street were removed
• Some temporary gravel was placed to maintain access to homes on 5^th Street

Upcoming Work:

• New water main installation will begin at Summit, between 6^th and 5^th Street and then north on 5^th Street to Columbia
• Storm drains and storm sewer pipe replacement will follow behind the water main in Summit
• Sanitary sewer main will be replaced starting at Broadway and working south

Here are some photos of the progress from this week:

Summit will be closed when crews are working in the street.  Please use the posted detour of 6^th Street to Sherman to Baker to go around the site.  For the safety of the workers, please avoid driving through the construction sites.  No on-street parking is allowed in the construction zone. Residents on Fifth Street will have access maintained to their homes and driveways maintained.  Access to the rear alleys for Fifth Street residents will also be maintained.