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City of Stanton - Water & Wastewater System Improvements

Project Information

This project has been in works since the City received their Stormwater, Asset Management, and Wastewater (SAW) Grant from the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes & Energy back in 2018. This grant gave communities across Michigan an opportunity to assess the condition of the existing storm and wastewater infrastructure across their jurisdiction and develop a Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) to repair failing infrastructure.

The City reviewed the proposed projects from this plan and were able to bundle many of them together. Using borrowed money from the United States Department of Agriculture at a low interest rate, a larger project was created at various locations across town to create a bid package for a contractor to construct.

Contact

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

Engineer
Prein&Newhof
Payton Novak, PE
616-432-6700

On-site Contact
Prein&Newhof
Mark Soper
231-631-6146

Contractor
Dean’s Excavating
Ben Shepard
616-636-5524

Click on the project areas on the map above for additional information.
May 9, 2025

Work completed this week:

  • N Court St – Concrete crews poured the curb and gutter & ADA ramps at intersections.
  • S Court St – Road crews removed poor soils from the intersection of S Court/Walnut and replaced with stable sand. Concrete crews poured the curb and gutter & ADA ramps at intersections.
  • Walnut St – Hydrotested force main.
  • Vine St – Completed water main tie-ins at Main Street and installed water services. Road building crews graded the roadway. Concrete crews poured the curb and gutter & ADA ramps.
  • Grove St/Lake St – Crews started installing new water main.

Work anticipated next week:

  • N Court St – Road building crews will fine grade the aggregate base in preparation for paving. Asphalt crews scheduled to be on site Friday, May 16th to pave, weather pending.
  • S Court St – Road building crews will fine grade the aggregate base in preparation for paving. Asphalt crews scheduled to be on site Friday, May 16th to pave, weather pending.
  • Vine St –Remove and replace the curb and gutter & ADA ramps at the southeast corner of Vine/Main. Road building crews will fine grade the aggregate base in preparation for paving. Asphalt crews tentatively scheduled to be on site Friday, May 16th to pave, weather pending.
  • Grove St/Lake St – Crews will continue installing water main.
May 2, 2025

Progress Report:

Work completed this week:

  • N Court St – Road building crews started grading the road and prepared for concrete crews to pour the curb and gutter.
  • S Court St – Road building crews started grading the road and prepared for concrete crews to pour the curb and gutter.
  • Walnut St – Constructed the flow channel in the sanitary sewer manhole at the Walnut/Court intersection.
  • Vine St – Pressure testing the new water main, installed storm sewer at Walnut/Vine intersection.
  • Grove St – Started stripping topsoil along the road shoulder in preparation for laying water main.

Upcoming Work:

Work anticipated next week:

  • N Court St – Concrete crews will be on site to pour curb and gutter at the intersections.
  • S Court St – Concrete crews will be on site to pour curb and gutter at the intersections.
  • Vine St – Complete water main tie-in and install water services. Road building crews will be grading the road and prepare for concrete crews. Concrete crews will be on site to pour curb and gutter at the intersections.
  • Grove St – Start installing new water main.

April 25, 2025

Work completed this week:

  • N Court St – Road building crews started grading the road and prepared for concrete crews to pour the curb and gutter.
  • S Court St – Completed the water main tie-ins at the south end (Lake) and the north end (Walnut), installed the 2 water services. Road building crew started grading road.
  • Walnut St – Directional drilled the 1.5” force main.
  • Vine St – Started installing water main at Vine/Walnut moving northward.

Work anticipated next week:

  • N Court St – Concrete crews will potentially be on site to pour curb and gutter at the intersections.
  • S Court St – Road building crews will prepare the road cross section in anticipation for concrete crews.
  • Vine St – Continue installing water main, testing and chlorinating once water main is installed, complete tie-ins of water main, and install water services.

April 18, 2025

Progress Report:

  • N Court St – Water main tie-in at south end was completed. The tie-in at the north end is scheduled for Saturday 4/19. Installed the two water services on the west side of the road.
  • S Court St – Installed the storm sewer at the S Court/Lake intersection.
  • Walnut St – Installed the sanitary manhole and short run of 8-inch sanitary sewer.
  • WWTP – Installed the concrete thrust block, completed gravel drive repairs, and seeded the berm repair area.

Upcoming Work:

  • N Court St – Start grading the road and prepare the intersections for concrete crews to pour the concrete curb and gutter, and sidewalk ramps. Concrete work potentially the week of April 28th.
  • S Court St – Complete the water main tie-ins at the south end (Lake) and the north end (Walnut), install the water services.
  • Walnut St – Directional drill the 1.5” force main (Tuesday).
  • Vine St – Start installing water main at Vine/Walnut (potentially Wednesday).
April 14, 2025

Work completed this last week:

  • N Court St– The installation of all water main was completed. This section of water main was then pressure tested and passed. Chlorination to occur next week.
  • S Court St – The installation of all water main was completed. This section of water main is scheduled to be pressured tested and chlorinated next week.

Anticipated work for this week:

  • N Court St – Chlorinate the water main and complete water main tie-ins on Thursday if samples pass. Install the storm sewer at the intersection of N Court/Bellevue.
  • S Court St – Pressure test and chlorinate the water main. Install storm sewer at the intersection of S Court/Lake. Complete the tie-ins potentially on Friday.
  • Vine St – Start water main installation on Wednesday.

April 4, 2025

Underground utility work will be starting next week Monday April 7th. The contractor is planning to start installing water main starting at N Court Street. The contractor is responsible for maintaining access to driveways throughout the installation, so if yours needs some attention, find a representative on-site and they will help you.

After N Court Street, the contractor will then shift to installing water main on Vine Street and S Court Street. Those would likely be starting mid to late April.

January 20, 2025

Progress Report:

Work completed/in progress:

  • Construction began at the Wastewater Treatment Plant in November 2024.
  • Dean’s Excavating, the contractor, has completed berm repairs for one of the wastewater ponds, installed three new gate valves in one of the transfer structures, and installed two underground pipelines that will provide the ability to isolate and bypass parts of the Wastewater Treatment Plant.

Upcoming Work:

Anticipated work activities for the coming month:

  • With the exception of some minor structure repair work at the Wastewater Treatment Plant, Dean’s will likely be off site until the spring.
September 26, 2024
The contractor has provided an initial schedule that indicates work at the Wastewater Treatment Plant will take place starting in November of 2024 and continue through portions of the winter as is required by the contract.It is their intent to then start with construction on the local streets starting in April of 2025, and being complete with the project by October of 2025. As those dates near, we will post updates as to when work will be occurring on specific streets. Below is a list of preliminary start dates that the contractor’s schedule outlines:
  • Grove, Hill, Sheridan, and Lake Streets – April 14, 2025
  • Day, Vine, Walnut and Court Streets – June 2, 2025
  • Lincoln Street – August 4, 2025
  • West Lift Station – April 14, 2025
  • Camburn Lift Station – June 2, 2025
The below image shows locations across the city where improvements will be made.  
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