City of Muskegon Heights – Water Supply System Improvements

September 12, 2023

Water Service Replacements
To connect new water main to existing water mains, temporary water shutdowns will be required. We will provide advance notice prior to shutdowns, and shutdowns will be as short as possible. Existing water service lines (the connection to your home) within the project will be replaced. If the material of the water service has a lead gooseneck or galvanized steel, the entire water service will be replaced — from the water main in the street all the way to inside the home — at NO COST TO THE RESIDENT. To allow this work, a permission form needs to be signed for each address getting their water service replaced. Please see here for the form. Once completed, please email this form to dsorek@preinnewhof.com or you may take a picture of the form and text it to Dan Sorek at (616) 218-2940. We are seeking contact information for scheduling these water services in a very tight time frame. Failure to allow access inside the home to replace the water service into the home will jeopardize the ability for the City of Muskegon Heights to continue providing water service to the home or property. Additional Information for Water Service Replacements: From the State of Michigan: How This Construction Activity Could Affect the Quality of Your Drinking Water After Your Water Service is Replaced: Water Service Flushing Recommendations Customers adjacent to the construction area may have their water service interrupted temporarily while the Contractor replaces their service. The Contractor will coordinate with each customer prior to interrupting service.

Water Service Replacements

To connect new water main to existing water mains, temporary water shutdowns will be required. We will provide advance notice prior to shutdowns, and shutdowns will be as short as possible.

Existing water service lines (the connection to your home) within the project will be replaced. If the material of the water service has a lead gooseneck or galvanized steel, the entire water service will be replaced — from the water main in the street all the way to inside the home — at NO COST TO THE RESIDENT.

To allow this work, a permission form needs to be signed for each address getting their water service replaced. Please see here for the form. Once completed, please email this form to dsorek@preinnewhof.com or you may take a picture of the form and text it to Dan Sorek at (616) 218-2940.

We are seeking contact information for scheduling these water services in a very tight time frame. Failure to allow access inside the home to replace the water service into the home will jeopardize the ability for the City of Muskegon Heights to continue providing water service to the home or property.

Additional Information for Water Service Replacements: From the State of Michigan: How This Construction Activity Could Affect the Quality of Your Drinking Water

After Your Water Service is Replaced: Water Service Flushing Recommendations

Customers adjacent to the construction area may have their water service interrupted temporarily while the Contractor replaces their service. The Contractor will coordinate with each customer prior to interrupting service.

Work Completed this Past Week:

Completed water main in Amsterdam between 7^th Street and 6^th Street
Installed water main in Summit between 7^th Street and 6^th Street

Work Anticipated Week of September 11, 2023

Complete water main installation in Summit between 7^th Street and 6^th Street
Water main will begin to be tested for leaks and safety

Work Anticipated Week of September 18, 2023

Begin water main connections of the new water main to the existing water system – this will involve water main shut downs. Customers will be notified ahead of time.
Water service replacements

Crews installing a new hydrant at 7th and Summit

September 1, 2023

Work Completed this Past Week:

All water main on 7^th Street has been installed – over 2,000 feet of pipe!
Water main in installed in Amsterdam between Highland and 7^th Street was installed

Work Anticipated Week of September 4, 2023 (Labor Day)

No work will take place on Monday, September 4, 2023
Water main will continue to be installed on Amsterdam between 7^th and 6^th Street
Water main will be installed in Summit between 7^th Street and 6^th Street
Water main will begin to be tested for leaks and safety
Possibly begin installing and replacing some drainage system piping

Work Anticipated Week of September 11, 2023

Begin water main connections of the new water main to the existing water system – this will involve water main shut downs. Customers will be notified ahead of time.
Installation of storm drainage pipes and structures
Gather information for scheduling water service replacements

Crews working the new water main around existing utilities

Crews installing a new water main valve

August 28, 2023

Work Completed this Past Week:

Completion of removals of driveway approaches and concrete curb and gutter on 7^th Street, between Oakwood and Summit and on Amsterdam between Highland and 6th
More materials and equipment were delivered to the site
Water main pipe was installed between Oakwood and Amsterdam

Work Anticipated Week of August 28, 2023

Continued water main installation between Amsterdam and Summit
Begin scheduling for water service replacements in middle of September 2023

Work Anticipated Week of September 4, 2023 (Labor Day)

No work on Labor Day
Continued water main installation and potentially tie-in one segment
Possibly begin preparing for water service installations

Where the hydrant will go and connect to the new water main buried in the street

Crews assembling a hydrant on the surface before lowering it into place

Looking at the road – Driveways and a single lane of gravel have been maintained

August 19, 2023

Work began on Schedule and as promised on Wednesday, August 16, 2023.

Work Completed this Past Week:

Traffic control signs and barricades were installed
Asphalt Pavement was removed
Concrete curb and gutter was removed
Driveways have been removed between the curb and sidewalk
Materials and equipment were delivered to the site

Work Anticipated Week of August 21, 2023

Additional removals will take place including sidewalk
Begin installation of water main pipe

Work Anticipated Week of August 28, 2023

Continued installation of water main pipe
Gather information for scheduling water service replacements

Looking south down 7th Street without any pavement

Looking north up 7th Street without any pavement

August 11, 2023

As other projects are getting finished in Muskegon Heights, another project will get started on 7^th Street between Oakwood and Summit.

Traffic control signs will show up on Monday, August 14, 2023.

Work will begin on Wednesday, August 16, 2023 with the milling of pavement and the removal of hard surfaces on 7^th Street between Oakwood and Summit, on Summit between 7^th Street and 6^th Street and on Amsterdam between Highland and 7^th Street.

A reminder of the project team that will be returning from the 8^th Street project completed earlier this spring:

Primary Project Contact:

Dan Sorek, PE, Project Manager – 616.218.2940 (cell)

Field Contact:

Jed Lee, On-Site Contact – 231.288.7775 (cell)

Contractor: Kamminga & Roodvoets (K&R)

Project Manager:

Adam Khodl – 616.437.6764 (cell)

Onsite Contact and 24-Hour Emergency Number:

Chad Heyboer – 616.389.9541 (cell)

June 7, 2023

The water main, storm drainage, and roadway improvements are completed on 8^th Street between Oakwood and Summit in Muskegon Heights. All roads are open to traffic as of this afternoon!

Highlights of this portion of the project include:

Over 2,150’ of new water main pipe installed
Over 2,400’ of new water service pipe installed to over 50 properties
Roughly 700’ of new storm sewer pipe installed
New concrete curb and gutter throughout the project on 8^th Street between Summit and Oakwood and on Rotterdam between 8^th & 9^th Streets
New concrete approaches to driveways
Repaired numerous locations of broken sidewalk and replaced sidewalks where water services were replaced
Installed and upgraded all sidewalk crosswalk ramps to be compliant with Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Guidelines

Over the next week, the Contractor will retrieve all of the traffic control cones, barrels, signs, barricades and make sure all the roads are fully opened. All the areas have been backfilled, topsoiled and seeded. We know it is very dry and there is little to no rain in the foreseeable forecast. Please help out by watering these areas to ensure the grass grows in before the weeds do and this will help prevent the soil from washing into the new storm drains. The Contractor will likely continue to use the SE corner of Rotterdam and 8^th Street for storing materials until the 7^th Street project.

Thank you all for your patience and support on this project! We will return in August to rebuild Seventh Street between Oakwood and Summit as well as Amsterdam between Highland and Sixth and Summit between Seventh and Sixth. This work will go until November 2023.

View of 8th Street Looking South from Summit Street

June 5, 2023

Work Completed to This Past Week:

Topsoil restoration began.
First layer of asphalt was placed.
Began adjusting the manhole covers and water valve boxes to the new final elevation.
Permanent signs installed.
Work will continue on Saturday, June 3, 2023.

Work Anticipated Week of June 5, 2023:

Finish raising the manhole castings and valve covers.
Finish placing top soil – place see and mulch.
Place final layer of asphalt – Tentatively scheduled for Tuesday, June 6, 2023 – This should be the last item of work except for some cleanup and punchlist work.

Crews will then leave the area to work on other jobs and return the week of July to begin removals on 7^th Street between Oakwood and Summit, as well as Amsterdam between Highland and 6^th and Summit between 7^th & 6^th. That work will continue into the fall.

Intersection of 8th & Rotterdam

Cutting the pavement to raise the manhole covers

Paving the first layer of asphalt on 8th Street

May 26, 2023

Work Completed to This Past Week:

All concrete work is complete
Gravel road base is placed, spread, and compacted to the correct height
Landscape restoration has begun

Work Anticipated Week of May 29, 2023

No work will take place on Monday, May 29, 2023 due to Memorial Day Holiday
Continue with restoration with backfill between sidewalk and curb with new topsoil
First course of asphalt is scheduled for placement on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, weather permitting
Manholes and valve covers will be raised for the final course on Thursday.
Sign replacements
Finish restoration on Friday and Saturday, June 3

Work Anticipated Week of June 5, 2023

Final course of asphalt is scheduled for Monday , June 5, 2023 – weather permitting. This should be the last thing to do on this job.

Work on 8^th Street and Rotterdam is still on schedule to be complete the first week of June 2023.

At this time, there is no parking allowed on 8^th Street between Oakwood and Summit or on Rotterdam between 8^th & 9^th Streets.

Garbage and mail should continue as scheduled. Please be aware of construction equipment and workers when moving through the site. Let’s try to keep everyone safe!

Current look of 8th Street with gravel and curb

Compacting the gravel base material on 8th Street

Spreading gravel base material on 8th Street

May 22, 2023

Please do NOT drive across the fresh concrete for at LEAST 5 days after it is poured to allow the concrete to cure, strengthen and harden properly. You can walk on the concrete in a few hours after it is poured, but we need to wait several days before allowing vehicles on it or it will get prematurely damaged.

Work Completed to This Past Week:

All concrete curb and gutter completed (by end of day today)
All sidewalk concrete completed (except for ramps at intersections)
All concrete driveway approaches completed
Road base gravel placed and spread and is being compacted in place

Work Anticipated Week of May 22, 2023

Finish pouring concrete at the sidewalk ramps at the intersections
Finish grading the road gravel and compacting it in preparation for the first layer of asphalt
Begin restoration with top soil in lawn areas around the sidewalks
Possibly get the first course of asphalt down later in the week

Work Anticipated Week of May 29, 2023 – Week of Memorial Day

No work of course on Monday, May 29, 2023
If 1^st course of asphalt is done, then the manholes and valve boxes will be cut out and raised for the final elevation of asphalt
If not, the 1^st course of asphalt will be placed and then the structures raised with new manhole covers
Restoration – Topsoil, signage, etc.
Final course of asphalt and punchlist

Work on 8^th Street and Rotterdam is still on schedule to be complete the first week of June 2023.

At this time, there is no parking allowed on 8^th Street between Oakwood and Summit or on Rotterdam between 8^th & 9^th Streets.

Garbage and mail should continue as scheduled. Please be aware of construction equipment and workers when moving through the site. Let’s try to keep everyone safe!

Crews finishing a driveway approach on 8th Street.

Crews pouring concrete new concrete curb and gutter on 8th Street.

May 12, 2023

Work Completed to This Past Week:

All road base gravel has been placed on 8^th Street and has been graded.
Remaining sidewalk sections to be removed have been completed and prepared for pouring. Roughly all the walk is done on the east side of 8^th Street. About half is done now on the west side.
A lot of sidewalk was repoured with new concrete.
Poured driveway sections behind the sidewalk.
Set string and grades for new concrete curb and gutter. ***PLEASE BE CAREFUL AND PROTECT THESE STRINGS!!!***

Work Anticipated Week of May 15, 2023

Pour new concrete curb and gutter – This will be difficult because it will require NO ACCESS to driveways for several days after the concrete is poured. You may walk on the concrete within a few hours, but driving on it within the first 5 days will risk breaking the concrete.
Pour crosswalk ramps and finish and sidewalk not done this week.
Concrete Driveway approaches will begin to be poured.
Possibly start fine grading the road base gravel to prepare it for asphalt.
Preparing Rotterdam and 9^th Street intersection for road base gravel.

Work Anticipated Week of May 22, 2023

Fine Grading the road base gravel.
Asphalt – likely just the first layer.
Restoration – Topsoil, signage, etc.

Crews finishing and jointing the sidewalk on 8th Street

Crews forming sidewalk and driveways on 8th Street

Crews pouring concrete sidewalk on 8th Street

City of Muskegon Heights - Water Supply System Improvements

Important Information

Contact Information:

Contractor for the City of Muskegon Heights:

Water Service Replacements