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City of Norton Shores - Water Main & Water Service Extensions

Important Information

This project is designed to extend the municipal water system and connect homes that have been affected by PFAS contamination in the following areas:

  • Keller Street, north of Randall (private street)
  • Aue Road, east of Miller (dead end private street/gravel road)
  • Seng Road, Eugene to Hile
  • Kunz Road, Eugene to Hile
  • Petrie Avenue, west of Grand Haven Road to dead end
  • Wilson Avenue, west of Grand Haven Road to dead end
  • Loop of water main on Airport property between the ends of Petrie and Wilson Avenues

 

There will be times that the area in front of your homes is torn up and you will have limited access to your home. Please let us know if you have any special access needs and we will do our best to make arrangements with you.

The contractor will be contacting you to make arrangements for mail delivery and garbage collection. Please let us know if you have any problems with this.

Please share this information with your neighbors who may not have email or access to the internet.

Contact any project representative if you have questions or concerns. Thank you for your patience and we look forward to a successful project in your area!

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Prein&Newhof will have personnel in the field on behalf of the City of Norton Shores.

Karl Heindlmeyer
Onsite Contact
(616) 558-3678

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

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Contractor Information:

Jackson-Merkey Contractors of Muskegon, MI
Patrick Jackson
24-Hour Emergency Contact
(231) 670-2740

water map
September 7, 2023

Work Anticipated to be Complete this Week:

  • Water main installed on Aue Road east of Miller Road
  • Water main tested and passed on Kunz Street
  • Long side water service stubs installed on Seng Road
  • Pavement removals will begin on Petrie and Wilson Avenues west of Grand Haven Road (Friday)

 

Work Anticipated Week of September 11, 2023

  • Monday, Sept 11, 2023 (WEATHER DEPENDENT) – Planned water service shut down for customers on Hile Road between August Road and Earl Road, including all residents on Earl Street, John Avenue, Ida Street, and Eugene Avenue east of Earl Street. This impacts roughly 100 customers. Water is planned to be off around 9 AM until 5 PM. Work will be to tie-in the new water main in Kunz Street at Hile Road first which may restore service to most of these customers around noon and then at Seng Road and Hile Road.
    • Note:  If after your water is shut off and you experience discolored water – please run your COLD water through a bath tub spigot until the water clears. If it appears cloudy, this is due to tiny air bubbles in the water.  If it appears reddish or yellow, this is due to increased iron, but the water is safe. Flushing the water will clear the water up over time. If it does not, please notify Dan Sorek or the City of Norton Shores Water Department.
  • Water main testing on Aue Road
  • Water main connection on Aue Road – this may impact residents briefly on Aue Road east of address 460 Aue Road (approximately 30 customers) for a couple of hours
  • New water service stubs will be installed on Seng and Kunz
  • Continue pavement removals on Petrie and Wilson Avenues west of Grand Haven Road
  • Begin water main installation on Petrie Road west of Grand Haven Road

 

Work Anticipated Week of September 18, 2023

  • Complete installation of water main connection at Aue Road if not completed
  • Water main service stubs on Aue Road
  • Continue water main installation on Petrie Avenue west of Grand Haven Road

 

Construction is scheduled to be completed in November 2023.  Please watch for more information about connecting to the new water main for those residents connecting to the new water main.

New Hydrant at the end of Aue Road
New water main connected at Seng and Eugene
September 1, 2023

Work Completed this Past Week:

  • Water main installed last week on Seng was tested for leaks and safety and it passed all tests!
  • Water main on Seng was connected to the City water system on Eugene making it live
  • Water main was installed on Kunz between Eugene and Hile
  • Water main on Kunz was tested for leaks
  • Pavement was removed at the intersection of Aue and Miller

 

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

  • No work will take place on Labor Day
  • Water main on Kunz will be tested for safety
  • If the water main on Kunz passes the safety test, the water main on Seng and Kunz will be tied in to the existing water main system on Hile at the same time. This will temporarily shut down water to roughly 100 residents on Hile Road between August Road and Earl Roads, including all residents on Earl Street, John Avenue, Ida Street and Eugene Avenue east of Earl Street.
  • New water service stubs will be installed on Seng
  • Water main pipe will begin installation on Aue Road east of Miller

 

Work Anticipated Week of September 11, 2023

  • Complete water main connections on Kunz and Eugene if not completed
  • Continue installation of water main on Aue Road if not completed
  • Begin testing of water main on Aue Road if it is completed the previous week
  • Continue water service installation on Seng and Kunz

 

Construction is scheduled to be completed in November 2023. Please watch for more information about connecting to the new water main for those residents connecting to the new water main.

New fire hydrant and valve installation on Kunz
New water main installation on Kunz
August 28, 2023

Work Completed this Past Week:

  • Staking was done to mark out removal limits on Seng, Kunz and Aue
  • Sawcutting of Pavement on Seng, Kunz and Aue
  • Pavement removal, including driveway approaches on the west side of Seng between Eugene and Hile
  • Water main pipe was installed on Seng between Eugene and Hile
  • Residents on Seng – Temporary mailboxes were moved to Hile and will be moved to Eugene at the request of USPS on Monday, August 28, 2023.

 

Work Anticipated Week of August 28, 2023

  • New water main on Seng Road will be tested and if passed, will be tied to the existing water distribution system
  • Pavement removals and driveways on the west side of Kunze between Eugene and Hile
  • New water main pipe will be installed on Kunz Street between Eugene and Hile
  • Residents on Kunz – Mailboxes are not planned to be relocated since work will not be done on the side of the road that the mailboxes are on.

 

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

  • No work will take place on Labor Day
  • New water main pipe on Kunz will be tested and if passed, will be tied to the existing water distribution system
  • Pavement removals and driveways on the north side of Aue Road east of Miller
  • New water main pipe will be installed on Aue Road east of Miller

 

Construction is scheduled to be completed in November 2023.  Please watch for more information about connecting to the new water main for those residents connecting to the new water main.
Trench backfilled over the new water main on the west side of Seng Road
August 23, 2023

Work expected the week of August 21, 2023:

  • Surveying and saw-cutting at Seng, Kunz and Aue/Miller sites.
  • Pavement removal at Seng.
  • Water main installation on west side of Seng between Eugene and Hile.

 

Work Expected the week of August 28, 2023:

  • Pavement removal at Kunz.
  • Testing water main on Seng.
  • Water main installation on west side of Kunz between Eugene and Hile.
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