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October 9, 2026

Sanitary Sewer and water mains are installed on Hadden Street!  Next week work will begin on connecting sanitary laterals to homes and storm sewer installation will begin on Hadden Street.

 

Work Completed This Week:

  • Sanitary sewer main installed on Hadden Street from Randolph Avenue to Wickham Drive.
  • Water main installed on Hadden Street from Randolph Avenue to west of Wickham Drive.

Anticipated Work Next Week:

  • Complete water main through the intersection of Hadden Street and Wickham Drive.
  • Begin installation of storm sewer on Hadden Street.
  • Begin installing sanitary laterals to homes on Hadden Street and Lexington Avenue.

 

Fire Hydrant installation at Hadden St. & Wickham Dr.

 

Water main installation at Hadden St. & Lexington Ave.

 

Sanitary Sewer main installation.
October 9, 2026

Progress Report:

  • 48th Avenue: All testing for the 24-inch transmission main has been completed. The road crew finalized preparing the road and driveways for paving from Oak Lane Drive up to the roundabout project limits at Baldwin.
  • Baldwin Street/48th Avenue Roundabout: The contractor for the roundabout continued working in the intersection this week.

Upcoming Work:

  • 48th Avenue: The contractor plans on paving the first two layers of asphalt from Oak Lane Drive to the Baldwin roundabout on Monday. Following that, the final layer of asphalt is scheduled for paving on Thursday. Restoration along 48th Avenue will continue throughout next week as well.

Notes:

48th Avenue remains closed to through traffic from Port Sheldon Street to Baldwin Street. The intersection at Baldwin Street and 48th Avenue remains closed from every direction for the roundabout construction. Through traffic should continue to follow the posted detour signage. Please note that the road closures will remain in place even after paving.

Residents along 48th Avenue should be aware that crews will be on site restoring the roads and greenspace around the roads, especially on Monday and Thursday when paving occurs. There will most likely be traffic flaggers present during paving.

Local traffic needing access to Sutherland Springs Condominium should do so by turning onto 48th Avenue from Tyler Street or Port Sheldon due to paving. Local traffic may be redirected by the paving flaggers depending on where the pavers are at.

We ask the public to respect the workers and the closed road. Police will continue to monitor the site to ensure safe working conditions and to ensure the road is only being used by those who live or work on this road. Local traffic should continue to be especially mindful as there will be multiple crews on site next week. The contractor is aware of the difficult traffic situation and will accommodate to the best of their ability.

 

October 9, 2026

Progress Report:

K&R continues to make progress on 120th Ave with several crews focusing on gravity sewer, water main, and road rebuilding. The water main crew completed replacing and connecting to the existing water main in the James St and 120th Ave Intersection. The gravity sewer crew has resumed progress on installing 21-inch gravity sewer on 120th Ave after installing an additional method of dewatering. A road crew arrived late this week and began building road on 120th Ave starting at Lakewood Blvd heading north.
October 9, 2026

Progress Report:

Brenner Excavating has nearly finished grading and laying gravel across the entire remaining portions of the pathway and completed removal of curbs and partial concrete driveways along Kies Street this week. Brenner also completed installation of several of the segments of retaining wall and is currently installing yet another block wall along the west side of the path near the Courtland and Kies intersection. Black Gold Transport made significant paving progress — completing base and top course on Hickory Drive, base and partial top course through Luton Park, and base course on the west end of the path near the Courtland. Riverworks Construction continued working on the boardwalk, installing joists this week. M&S installed concrete ADA ramps at Hickory Drive and across from Hickory, and added a concrete lookout pad at Luton Park, with additional ramp installations underway.

Upcoming Work:

Brenner will install a final retaining wall along Kies Street and continue grading the remaining sections of the path. They will also begin the restoration along Hickory Drive. Riverworks will continue boardwalk construction. Black Gold will return once additional sections of the path are ready for paving.
October 9, 2026

Progress Report:

After nearly a decade of planning, coordination, and design, construction commenced this week on the Knapp’s Corner Outlet project. K&R began by constructing about 400 feet of open channel where the new county drain will discharge into the existing Cook Drain southeast of the intersection of 3 Mile Rd and Grand River Dr. Then they installed about 150 feet of 30-inch diameter concrete storm sewer pipe heading westerly away from the river. This pipe is the downstream end of what will be about 3 miles of gravity flow storm sewer. The open channel and pipeline will remain dry (not receive flow from Knapp’s Corner Drainage District) until 2028.

Upcoming Work:

K&R will not be on site early next week, but on Thursday, October 15, K&R and Kent County Road Commission (KCRC) will implement a full closure of the 3 Mile Road and Grand River Drive intersection. Portable message boards should be in place soon. Posted detour routes will be Knapp Street and East Beltline.

This closure will be in place for several weeks while the pipeline is installed across Grand River Drive, northerly to 3 Mile Road, then westerly to get the pipe out of the closed intersection. In early November, the impacted roads should be reconstructed and re-opened to traffic.

Construction will then conclude for the season. K&R plans to commence pipeline construction again in Spring 2027 in 3 Mile Road just west of Grand River Drive.
October 9, 2026

Progress Report:

Integrity Landscaping has completed nearly half of the first retaining wall, with trenching and block installation ongoing. Riverworks Construction continued making progress on the large boardwalk this week and is now past the halfway point!

Upcoming Work:

Integrity will continue trenching and installing block on the retaining wall into next week. Riverworks will continue construction of the large boardwalk, with that structure continuing to take shape.
October 9, 2026

Progress Report

  • Oakwood Avenue: Structure adjustments have been made, and the road is prepared for final paving.
  • Amsterdam Avenue: Road gravel has been installed and is being shaped and prepared for concrete curb and gutter to be installed.
  • Norton: Preparations for water main replacement and water service replacements were made.
  • Delano, between 5th & Jefferson: Paving and restoration after water main valve repairs were made.
  • Lead Service Lines: Additional services are being replaced in the City near Waalkes, south of Broadway.

Upcoming Work Planned for the Next Few Weeks:

  • Oakwood: Final paving and restoration next week
  • Amsterdam: Concrete curb and gutter, sidewalks, ramps, and shaping the gravel road base for paving
  • Reynolds: Final paving and restoration next week
  • Norton: Between Park and Jefferson Streets, water service replacements, and a new water main in Seminole, south of Norton. The team will install new water main connections and valves at several intersections on Norton Avenue. This will be the last major project this year.
October 9, 2026

Progress Report

  • Deepest excavation on the west side took place and reinforced concrete footings have been started, with the first pours and forming for the next round of concrete
  • Additional site clean up on the west side took place

Upcoming Work Planned for the Next 4-6 Weeks:

  • Next week – Complete wall foundations and set final 2 sections of precast tunnel
  • Week of October 19: Pour head walls of the tunnel next to the tunnel and begin backfilling for utilities
  • Week of October 26: Continue pouring walls on the east side away from the tunnel and begin utility relocation over the tunnel. Masonry on walls will begin.
  • Early November: Complete utility relocations and begin rebuilding the roadway over the tunnel, continue working on retaining walls away from the tunnel. Begin pouring concrete path sections down to the tunnel on the west side, complete restoration on the west side.
  • Mid November: Re-open all lanes of M-52, complete retaining walls, begin grading for west side pathway to the tunnel
  • Before Thanksgiving: Pour concrete for sidewalk ramps and path down to tunnel on the east side
  • Early December: Final cleanup of site, lighting, furniture, interior tunnel work and electrical work
  • Spring 2027: Plantings and final restoration.

Recent construction photo from the site:

 

 

Crews pouring first sets of wall footings on the east side

 

 

Wall footings poured and form removal on the east side

 

 

Crews forming for the next wall foundations on the east side and resetting the storm and underdrain system
October 8, 2026

Starting Monday, October 12, Myers Lake Avenue will be closed south of Belding Road while sanitary sewer construction is completed through the intersection.

Traffic will be detoured east to Ramsdell Avenue.

The closure is expected to last approximately two weeks, with the intersection scheduled to reopen by Friday, October 23.

Dean’s Excavating will install the new 21-inch sanitary sewer main approximately 15 feet deep across the intersection while removing the existing pipeline. A pump and haul operation will be required for one day near the end of next week to allow Dean’s Excavating to connect the new sewer to the existing sewer. The pump and haul operation will require semi tankers to be staged along the east shoulder of Myers Lake Avenue, north of Belding Road, and will close off the south driveway of Huntington Bank for one day.

Thank you for your patience and cooperation as Cannon Township completes this important infrastructure improvement.

October 5, 2026

Van Buren – Butternut to US-31

  • Van Buren from Butternut to US-31 is closed.

 

  • The first layer of asphalt has been paved from 140th through to west of US-31
  • The final layer of asphalt has been paved from 152nd to 144th.
  • The restoration crew continues to rebuild ditches between 144th and 136th. West of 144th has been seeded.

 

  • There will be some excavation work this week near 140th Avenue to locate and seal up an access point to the transmission main.

 

164th – New Holland to Van Buren

  • 164th Ave is closed between New Holland and Van Buren.

 

  • Transmission main installation continues. Approximately 3,000’ of TM has been installed in 164th Avenue and approximately 2,000′ remains.
  • Welding inside the pipe along 164th Ave pipeline will begin this week.

 

Van Buren – US-31 to 96th Avenue

  • Van Buren from US-31 to 112th Ave is closed.
  • The Van Buren/120th Avenue intersection was paved and re-opened over the weekend.

 

  • Road building between 128th and 124th is mostly completed.
  • Road building between 124th and 120th has begun.

 

  • Transmission main installation has progressed to approximately 900′ east of 120th Avenue and is continuing eastward.
  • The tunneling operation beneath US-31 has been suspended for the time being.

 

New Holland – 104th to 96th & Easement

  • Van Buren Street between 104th and 96th Avenue is closed.

 

  • Work continued on pipe appurtenances adjacent to Van Buren Street and Barry Street.
  • The transmission main has been filled and acceptance testing is underway.
  • Restoration work within the SW of Blendon and Bosch & Hulst Drains is expected to begin this week.