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Plainfield Township - Water Supply System Extension: Algoma Ave & 11 Mile Rd

Important Information

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

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 Plainfield Charter Township.

Kevin Gritters, PE
Project Manager
(616) 432–6701

Jeremy Kamp, PE
Project Engineer
(616) 432–6709

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Contractor Contact:

CL Trucking & Excavating
(616) 527-9352

water map
June 2, 2023

This Week:

  • CL Trucking completed their project clean up and has left the site. A few outstanding items remain to be completed, mainly sprinkler system restoration. CL Trucking will continue to address open items. If you have any open items pertaining to your property, please reach out to Jeremy Kamp or Brad Kuiper (phone numbers to the left) so that we can make sure they are addressed in a timely manner.
  • Private water service contractors continued installing water services into houses.

 

Next Week:

  • Private water service contractors will continue to install water services into houses.

 

It is critical that homeowners water the newly planted grass daily to promote good grass growth.

Please contact any project representative if you have questions or concerns.

May 26, 2023

This Week:

  • CL Trucking continued to work on lawn restoration this week. It is critical that homeowner’s water newly planted lawn areas to promote good grass growth.
  • A lot of the asphalt paving work was completed throughout the project area.
  • Private water service contractors continued installing water services into houses.

 

Next Week:

  • CL Trucking will finish lawn restoration along road and driveway edges. Irrigation systems which were damaged by construction will be replaced after the lawn restoration is complete to ensure that the sprinkler heads are set at the correct height.
  • Asphalt driveways and road patch work will be completed next week.
  • CL Trucking will work on punch list items and final project clean up.
  • Private water service contractors will continue to install water services into houses.

 

Please contact any project representative if you have questions or concerns.
May 19, 2023

This Week:

  • CL Trucking continued to work on lawn restoration this week. It is critical that homeowners water newly planted lawn areas to promote good grass growth.
  • Concrete driveways and curb and gutter were replaced.
  • CL Trucking prepared asphalt driveways and road patches for paving next week.
  • CL Trucking will begin rebuilding the road in Algoma Woods today pending weather.
  • Private water service contractors continued installing water services into houses.

 

Next Week:

  • CL Trucking will finish lawn restoration. Irrigation systems which were damaged by construction will be replaced after the lawn restoration is complete to ensure that the sprinkler heads are set at the correct height.
  • Asphalt driveways and road patches will be paved middle of next week.
  • CL Trucking will begin to wrap up any loose ends on the project and begin final project clean up.

 

Please contact any project representative if you have questions or concerns.
May 12, 2023

This Week:

  • As of this week, all the water main and water service work has been completed by CL Trucking. You may contact your selected contractor to begin scheduling the water service connection into your house.
  • CL Trucking worked on lawn restoration this week. It is critical that you water your newly planted lawn areas to promote good grass growth.
  • Private water service contractors began installing water services into houses.

 

Next Week:

  • CL Trucking will continue lawn restoration efforts. Irrigation systems which were damaged by construction will be replaced after the lawn restoration is complete to ensure that the sprinkler heads are set at the correct height.
  • CL Trucking is planning on completing all concrete restoration work by replacing concrete curbs and driveways.
  • CL Trucking will begin preparing asphalt road and driveways for paving which is scheduled to be completed the week of May 22.

 

Please contact any project representative if you have questions or concerns.

May 5, 2023

This Week:

  • CL Trucking completed water main installation on Point High Drive and Algoma Woods Drive.
  • CL Trucking completed water service installation on Hidden Timbers Drive.
  • CL Trucking pressure-tested the water main on Algoma Woods Drive.

 

Next Week:

  • CL Trucking will complete water service installation on Point High Drive.
  • CL Trucking will complete water service installation on Algoma Woods Drive later in the week pending passing disinfection test results from the beginning of the week.
  • CL Trucking will begin restoration efforts.

 

Please contact any project representative if you have questions or concerns.
Water main construction on Point High
May 1, 2023

Last Week:

  • CL Trucking completed water service installation on Garden Gate Drive, Garden Gate Court, Oakwoods Trail and Clearwater Court. You may now contact your contractor to schedule your water service connection to your house. If you do not already have an approved Quotation Form, you should contact an approved General Contractor ASAP to ensure you can meet the sixty (60) day connection requirement.
  • CL Trucking started water main construction on Point High Drive.

 

This Week:

  • CL Trucking will complete water main construction on Point High Drive.
  • CL Trucking will install the water main on Algoma Woods Drive.
  • CL Trucking may start water service installation on Hidden Timbers Trail.

 

Please contact any project representative below if you have questions or concerns.

Tapping water main for water service connection
April 21, 2023

This Week:

  • Tree clearing was completed on the remaining roads.
  • As new water mains are completed, water is flushed out of the hydrants and the pipe is pressure tested and disinfected.
  • CL Trucking completed water main construction on Oakwoods Trail and Hidden Timbers Trail.
  • CL Trucking completed water service installation on Winding Ridge Trail.
  • CL Trucking started water service installation on Garden Gate Drive.

 

Next Week:

  • Water service installation on Garden Gate Drive and Court will continue.

 

Residential Driveway Paving:

Many residents have reached out about having their entire driveway repaved in conjunction with the water main project. Rieth-Riley (CL Trucking’s paving subcontractor) has stated that they do not have any more capacity to take on additional private driveway paving at this time. If you would like your driveway resurfaced, Rieth-Riley recommends contacting the following contractors who specialize in residential work.

  • Great Lakes Paving: (616) 897-1999
  • Huyser Asphalt: (616) 827-2877
  • Midwest Asphalt Maintenance: (616) 866-2228

 

Please contact any project representative if you have questions or concerns.
April 17, 2023

This Week:

  • Tree clearing was completed on Oakwoods Trail and Clearwater Court.
  • CL Trucking completed water main construction on Clearwater Court.
  • CL Trucking continued water main construction on Oakwoods Trail.
  • The new water mains on Winding Ridge Trail and Garden Gate Drive and Court were pressure tested and disinfected.

 

Next Week:

  • Tree clearing on Hidden Timbers Drive and Point High Drive will be completed.
  • Water main construction completion on Oakwoods Trail.
  • Water main construction on Hidden Timbers Trail.
  • The new water main on Oakwoods Trail and Clearwater Court will be pressure tested to confirm there are no leaks and disinfected in preparation for water service installation. This will involve hydrant flushing – if you see water coming out of a hydrant and no one is around there is no need to be alarmed as this is part of the process.

 

If you would like to attempt to coordinate additional paving work on your driveway you may contact Rieth-Riley (CL Trucking’s paving subcontractor) to coordinate any extra work outside of the project scope that your expense.

Please contact any project representative below if you have questions or concerns.

April 7, 2023

This Week:

  • CL Trucking completed water main construction on Garden Gate Drive and Garden Gate Court.
  • CL Trucking began water main construction on Oakwoods Trail.
  • The new water mains on Winding Ridge Trail and Garden Gate Drive and Court were filled with water in preparation for testing next week.

 

Next Week:

  • Tree clearing on Oakwoods Trail, Clearwater Court, Hidden Timbers Drive, and Point High Drive will be completed.
  • Water main construction is anticipated be completed on Oakwoods Trail.
  • Water main construction is anticipated to begin on Clearwater Court.
  • The new water main on Winding Ridge Trail and Garden Gate Drive and Court will be pressure tested to confirm there are no leaks and disinfected in preparation for water service installation.

 

Please contact any project representative below if you have questions or concerns.

March 31, 2023

This Week:

  • CL Trucking completed water main construction on Winding Ridge Trail on Wednesday.
  • CL Trucking began water main construction on Garden Gate Drive on Thursday.

 

Next Week:

  • Water main construction will be completed on Garden Gate Drive and Court.
  • Water main construction will begin on Oakwoods Trail.

 

Please contact any project representative below if you have questions or concerns.

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