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Muskegon Heights - Sanford Street, Oakwood Avenue to Broadway Avenue and Columbia Avenue, 5th Street to Peck Street

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Project Information

The work will involve installing new drinking water mains, valves, hydrants and water service pipes from the street to inside the buildings. It will also involve drainage improvements and new sanitary sewer main from Summit to Broadway in Sanford Street as well as new curb and gutter and asphalt pavement and sidewalk ramps.

Current tentative schedule is to begin in March 2025 and be completed by mid-November 2025.

Water Service:

To schedule your water service replacement, contact Sydney Botbyl at Montgomery Excavating by calling 616.502.7799 or via email at sydney@montgomeryexcavating.com. All services will be replaced within the project limits. Affected customers have been notified by US Mail.

Garbage Service:

Residents are encouraged to add a piece of tape to their garbage cart and to clearly write their address on their cart. Service will remain and Contractor will assist getting your cart picked up and returned on Garbage days if the road is inaccessible to the Garbage trucks.

Mail Service:

Post deliveries will be maintained throughout the project.

Access/Traffic:

Work will result in lane closures on Columbia and Sanford. Alternate routes are advised. Access will be maintained for residents to get to/from their homes and for emergency vehicles. Thru traffic will be prohibited.

Contact

Primary Project Contact
Dan Sorek, PE, Project Manager
Prein&Newhof
(616) 218-2940 (cell)
dsorek@preinnewhof.com

Field Contact
Tom Eilers
(231) 578-7986 – Cell

Contractor for City
Montgomery Excavating, Ionia, MI

Contractor Project Manager and 24-Hour Emergency Contact
Connor Montgomery
(616) 902-5885

Onsite Contact
Dave Kreps
(517) 749-0509

City of Muskegon Heights
Khi Guy
Director of Public Works and Filtration
(231) 332-6762

March 24, 2025

Progress Report:

  1. New storm sewer was installed in Columbia between Jefferson and 5th Street
  2. New water main was installed in Sanford between Amsterdam and Summit
  3. New storm structures were placed in several intersections
  4. Testing portions of new water main and prepared it for connection to the existing system
  5. City Crews continued to confirm water main valve operation

Upcoming Work:

  1. Summit will be closed to all traffic starting Monday, March 24, 2025
  2. Summit will be detoured to 6th Street to Broadway to Peck. The road should be re-opened on or before March 28, 2025, but it will be gravel until paving operations take place
  3. New water main and storm sewer will be installed in Summit at the instersections with Sanford north and south
  4. Pavement will be removed on Columbia between Sanford and Peck Streets
  5. Storm sewer will be installed in Sanford from Summit south to Rotterdam
  6. Storm sewer will be installed in Columbia between Sanford and Jefferson
  7. Complete sanitary sewer manhole replacement at Sanford and Amsterdam
  8. Complete testing of new water main to ensure it can be connected to the existing water distribution system. This will involve a shut down of the water main in Jefferson on Wednesday, March 26, 2025. All customers on Jefferson between Summit and Broadway will lose water for approximately 4-6 hours while this connection will be made.
  9. When water flow is disrupted from connections or valve exercising, customers may experience air in their water lines and discolored water. Be sure to flush all lines, but especially the cold water through a bathtub or faucet without a screen and run until the water is clear.
Preparing to lower new storm sewer pipe in Columba near Sanford
New sanitary sewer pipe that will be installed in Sanford between Summit and Broadway
New storm and sanitary sewer structures awaiting installation
Crews reviewing materials for new sanitary sewer manhole at Amsterdam and Sanford
March 14, 2025

Progress Report:

  1. East half of the pavement on Sanford was removed between Oakwood and Summit
  2. New water main installed in the intersection of Oakwood and Sanford
  3. Water main installed in Sanford from Oakwood to north of Amsterdam
  4. Pavement was removed on Columbia between 5th Street and Sanford
  5. New water main installed in Columbia from 5th Street to Sanford
  6. Marked Trees are being Removed in the street Right-of-Way
  7. City Crews were confirming water main valves

Upcoming Work:

  1. Pavement will be removed on Columbia between Sanford and Peck Streets
  2. Continue water main installation on Columbia between Sanford and Peck Streets
  3. Continue water main installation on Sanford from south of Rotterdam north to Summit
  4. Replace sanitary sewer manhole at Sanford and Amsterdam
  5. City Crews will continue to work on existing water main valves – this may disrupt the water flow periodically in the drinking water system. Customers may experience air in their water lines and discolored water. Be sure to flush all lines, but especially the cold water through a bath tub or faucet without a screen and run until the water is clear.

Please remember that the streets are closed to thru traffic, but they will remain open to local residents.  For the safety of workers, please avoid driving through the construction sites.  No on-street parking is allowed within the construction zone.

Pavement getting milled off on Columbia near Jefferson
New water main pipe to be installed under the roads
Pavement being removed from Columbia west of Sanford
City Crews were Turning Water Main Valves
March 7, 2025

As the snow is melting, we are looking towards a new construction project that will begin on Monday, March 10, 2025.

Sanford Street will be reconstructed between Oakwood and Broadway Avenues along with Columbia Avenue between 5th Street and Peck Street.

Starting Monday, the contractor will begin removing trees and pavement. All trees in the project area will be removed.

Pavement will begin to be removed on Columbia working from 5th Street to Peck.  Also, pavement on Sanford will be removed from Oakwood to Summit to start. The contractor will keep a lane open during construction as much as possible.

March 3, 2025

Progress Report:

  • Work is tentatively scheduled to begin March 10, 2025, weather permitting.

Upcoming Work:

  • Trees will be cut down and removed from the project site.  Road pavement will be removed and water main installation will begin starting in 2 different locations:
  • Columbia and 5th, with work proceeding towards Peck Street
  • Sanford and Oakwood, with work proceeding north towards Summit Avenue
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