City of Muskegon Heights - Water Supply System Improvements

Important Information

The work will involve installing new drinking water mains, valves, hydrants and water service pipes from the street to inside the home. It will also involve drainage improvements and full removal and replacement of the pavement, curb and gutter on the following streets and blocks:

  • 7th Street, Oakwood to Summit
  • 8th Street, Oakwood to Summit
  • Rotterdam, 9th to 8th Street
  • Amsterdam, Highland to 6th Street
  • Summit, 7th to 6th Street

 

Work on 8th Street between Oakwood and Summit and on Rotterdam between 9th and 8th Street will continue until Memorial Day Weekend.  New pavement on 8th and Rotterdam is scheduled to be installed in May 2023.  Additional work will continue on 7th Street between Oakwood and Summit and on Amsterdam between Highland and 6th Street later in the summer and is currently scheduled to begin the week of July 24, 2023 and will continue until early November, 2023.

Roads will be closed to thru traffic, but open to residents. Garbage pickup will be done on your normally scheduled day. Mail delivery should not be affected. Some limited access to driveways will take place with new concrete curb and driveway approach installation to allow for concrete to cure.

Total Project Budget: $4.46 Million (Legal, Design, Inspection, Construction)

Construction Budget: $3.65 Million

Project Completion Date: November 2023

 

Contact Information:

Prein&Newhof will have personnel in the field during construction.

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

Field Contact
Tom Eilers, On-Site Contact
(231) 578-7986 (cell)

 

Contractor for the City of Muskegon Heights:

Kamminga & Roodvoets
Grand Rapids, MI

Project Manager
Adam Khodl – (616) 437-6764 (cell)

Onsite Contact and 24-Hour Emergency Number
Chad Heyboer – (616) 389-9541 (cell)

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 7th Street and 6th Street
  • Installed water main in Summit between 7th Street and 6th Street

 

Work Anticipated Week of September 11, 2023

  • Complete water main installation in Summit between 7th Street and 6th 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

Work Completed this Past Week:

  • All water main on 7th Street has been installed – over 2,000 feet of pipe!
  • Water main in installed in Amsterdam between Highland and 7th 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 7th and 6th Street
  • Water main will be installed in Summit between 7th Street and 6th 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

Work Completed this Past Week:

  • Completion of removals of driveway approaches and concrete curb and gutter on 7th 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

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

As other projects are getting finished in Muskegon Heights, another project will get started on 7th 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 7th Street between Oakwood and Summit, on Summit between 7th Street and 6th Street and on Amsterdam between Highland and 7th Street.

A reminder of the project team that will be returning from the 8th 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)

The water main, storm drainage, and roadway improvements are completed on 8th 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 8th Street between Summit and Oakwood and on Rotterdam between 8th & 9th 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 8th Street for storing materials until the 7th 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.

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 7th Street between Oakwood and Summit, as well as Amsterdam between Highland and 6th and Summit between 7th & 6th. That work will continue into the fall.

 

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 8th 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 8th Street between Oakwood and Summit or on Rotterdam between 8th & 9th 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!

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 1st 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 1st 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 8th 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 8th Street between Oakwood and Summit or on Rotterdam between 8th & 9th 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!

Work Completed to This Past Week:

  • All road base gravel has been placed on 8th 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 8th 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 9th 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.