Muskegon County Water Resource Recovery Center - Whitehall Township Water Main Extension

Project Information

Muskegon County, with assistance from the State of Michigan, is extending water main along Silver Creek Road and Mill Pond Trail in Whitehall Township. This project will provide water service to all properties along the route.

Access/Traffic:

Work along Silver Creek will result in lane and shoulder closures. The road will be closed to through traffic within the project area but access to residences will not be affected.

Mail:

Mail service will be maintained throughout the project. The Contractor will notify residents if mailboxes will be relocated temporarily.

Water Service:

If you are interested in connecting to the new water main please contact Muskegon County.

P&N Engineer:

Matt Hulst, PE Project Manager

616-914-0557

P&N Construction Observer:

Tom Eilers

231-578-7986

Contractor:

Jackson Merkey Contractors

Nick Ginsberg

231-728-9344

Client:

Muskegon County

(231) 724-3442

All major work on this project is complete! At this time the water main, water services, and road work is complete. Final clean up and miscellaneous restoration items will continue into next week. Schedule for final well abandonment is yet to be determined.  Thank you to all the residents for your patience during this project!

 

Work Completed since Last Update:

  • Final water services on Silver Creek Road were completed.
  • Asphalt approach to Mill Pond Trail was completed as well as final grading on the gravel road.

Anticipated Work for the Coming Week

  • Clean up and shoulder work on Silver Creek.

New gravel surface on Mill Pond Trail is almost complete with only final grading and touch-ups left. Installation of water services continued along Silver Creek and the last remaining services on Mill Pond were connected. Final well abandonment for residences have not been scheduled yet.

 

Work Completed since last update.

  • All homes are now connected along Mill Pond Trail.
  • Three services were completed on Silver Creek Road and work was started on another four services.
  • Gravel road restoration is nearly complete.

Anticipated Work for the Coming Week

  • Complete all remaining water service installations on Silver Creek Road.
  • Complete cleanup of gravel road and final grading.

Good progress was made on the remaining water service connections with all exterior work completed along Mill Pond Trail. New gravel surface is scheduled to be installed on Mill Pond Trail starting Monday or Tuesday of next week (June 2 or 3). Final well abandonment for residences have not been scheduled yet.

 

Work Completed since last update.

  • All homes are now connected along Mill Pond Trail less two final connections to be made inside the residences.
  • Service installation continued along Silver Creek Road.

Anticipated Work for the Coming Week

  • Complete all remaining water service installations on Silver Creek Road.
  • Install new gravel surface on Mill Pond Trail.

Even with the rain this was another productive week with significant progress being made on water service installation. Road restoration is tentatively scheduled for the week of June 2.

If your house is scheduled for well abandonment, that will be completed at a later date, more information will provided once a schedule is known.

Work Completed since last update.

  • 11 homes were connected to the new water main on Mill Pond Trail.
  • Services were installed but final connection was not completed for 7 homes on Mill Pond Trail.
  • At this time only one service requires pipe installation on Mill Pond Trail and final connections will be made on Tuesday for all remaining homes on Mill Pond Trail.

Anticipated Work for the Coming Week

  • Complete water service installation on Mill Pond Trail.
  • Complete the remaining 9 services on Silver Creek Road.

Last week was another productive week of water service installation. Road restoration is tentatively scheduled for the week of June 2.

Work Completed since last update.

  • Nine homes were connected to the new water main on Mill Pond Trail.
  • Services were installed but final connection was not completed for 10 homes on Mill Pond Trail.

Anticipated Work for the Coming Week

  • Water service installation will continue along Mill Pond Trail.

Please be aware of the construction work: do not assume that equipment operators can see you. Do not approach heavy equipment.

This week the focus was on restoring lawn areas on Silver Creek Road and water service installation on Mill Pond Trail.

Work Completed since Last Update:

  • Two homes were connected to the new water main on Mill Pond Trail.
  • Services were installed but final connection was not completed for 8 homes on Mill Pond Trail.
  • Seeding was completed along Silver Creek Road. Additional touch up work will be required once all the service work is completed.

Anticipated Work for the Coming Week:

  • Water service installation will continue along Mill Pond Trail.

Please be aware of the construction work, do not assume that equipment operators can see you. Do not approach heavy equipment.

As of this week all the water main is installed, tested and live. It is currently waiting for connections to homes! Restoration on Silver Creek has begun as well.

Work Completed since last update.

  • Connections to more homes on Silver Creek were completed. A handful of homes remain.
  • Water main testing was completed and final connections of the new main to the existing system are done.
  • Concrete drives and curb was installed.

Anticipated Work for the Coming Week

  • Water service installation will begin on Mill Pond Trail. This work will require digging up locations of the new water main and attaching a smaller pipe and extending into the homes. The Contractor will contact individual homeowners to schedule the installation.

Please be aware of the construction work, do not assume that equipment operators can see you. Do not approach heavy equipment.

Significant progress has been made on the project over the last two weeks. Water main installation on Mill Pond Trail is nearly complete and testing will begin shortly!

Work Completed since last update.

  • All the water main has been installed on Mill Pond Trail. The main was installed a few sections to facilitate testing and cleaning and the sections will be connected later once testing is complete.
  • Water services along Silver Creek continue to be installed, final connections at most homes have not been completed yet but the bulk of the piping is installed.

Anticipated Work for the Coming Week

  • The water main will be installed across Silver Creek at Mill Pond Trail. This will require a full road closure of Silver Creek at Mill Pond Trail starting at 8:30 Monday April 21 and continuing through Tuesday April 22.
  • Following installation Silver Creek Crossing the testing of the new main will begin this work and will take approximately a week to complete.
  • Water service installation will continue along Silver Creek, this work will be scheduled with each property owner.

Please be aware of the construction work, do not assume that equipment operators can see you. Do not approach heavy equipment.

Work on Mill Pond Trail continues to progress this week. Water service installation on Silver Creek continues.

Work Completed this week

  • Approximately 1,200-FT of water main was installed on Mill Pond Trail progressing east from Silver Creek Road. The crews have completed two-thirds of the water main along Mill Pond Trail.
  • Water service installations continue on Silver Creek Road with 4 new houses stubbed to the property line awaiting final connection.

Anticipated Work for the Coming Week

  • Water main installation along Mill Pond Trail will continue.
  • Water service installation will continue along Silver Creek next week Thursday. This work will be scheduled with each property owner.

Please be aware of the construction work, do not assume that equipment operators can see you. Do not approach heavy equipment.

Work Completed this week

  • Approximately 1,600 ft of water main was installed on Mill Pond Trail progressing east from Silver Creek Road. The crews are approaching the halfway point to the end of the line.
  • Water service installation has begun on Silver Creek Road with 4 houses being officially connected to the new water main.

Anticipated Work for the Coming Week

  • Water main installation along Mill Pond Trail will continue.
  • Testing of portions of the new water main on Mill Pond Trail may begin in the next week.
  • Water service installation will continue along Silver Creek, this work will be scheduled with each property owner.

Please be aware of the construction work, do not assume that equipment operators can see you. Do not approach heavy equipment.