More progress to report this week on the water main and road improvements in the City of Muskegon Heights.
Progress Report
- The new water main and storm drains are installed in Broadway between Glade and Temple. The gravel road base has been installed and the team is getting ready to begin installing concrete curb and sidewalk next week on the north side of Broadway here.
- The new water main is installed in Broadway between 9th Street and 5th Street with connections to the existing system at 7th Street, 8th Street, and 9th Street. Customers are being connected to the new water main between 9th and 5th Streets.
- Pavement removals took place on Delano Avenue between Reynolds and Getty Streets for water main improvements in the intersections
- New water main is being installed in the intersection of Howden and Delano. This is the ONLY intersection on Delano that is closed. All other intersections are currently open to traffic. The contractor will only be closing one intersection at a time. Please use the posted detour of Reynolds to Hackley to Getty to get around any closed intersections of Delano Avenue.
The posted detour for Broadway Avenue is Glade Street to Summit Avenue to Peck Street back to Broadway.
The posted detour for Delano Avenue is Reynolds Street to Hackley Avenue to Getty Street
Upcoming Work Planned for Next Few Weeks:
- Water mains will be tied in at Broadway and 6th Street on Monday, April 27, 2026. This will mean a temporary water disruption for all customers on 6th Street between Summit and Sherman between 8 AM and 4 PM. Water should be turned back on before the end of the day. If the water is cloudy, that is air trapped in the lines. Please be sure to flush all of your water fixtures and clean the aerators on your faucets. It is best to flush the Cold water in a bathtub first because there is typically no aerator there, and it will move the most water. Be sure to remember to flush outside spigots as well now that the weather is improving.
- Sanitary sewer manholes will be replaced in the intersections of Broadway between 9th and 5th Streets
- Additional water main work will occur on 6th Street between Manahan and Sherman
- Storm drain work will take place on Broadway between 9th and 5th Streets
- Water service lines will be replaced on Broadway between 8th and 5th Streets
- Concrete curb and gutter and sidewalk will be installed on the north side of Broadway between Glade and Temple starting Monday, April 27, 2026. Access to businesses will be CLOSED for the entire week to allow for the concrete to cure before traffic can be allowed to drive over the concrete.
- Water service replacements are happening all over the City as part of the Lead Service Line Replacement program
- Storm drains will be replaced in the intersection of Howden and Delano after the water main is replaced.
- Water main will be replaced in the intersection of Wood and Delano after the work in Howden is complete. The contractor will ‘leap frog’ every other intersection and then go back and finish each so that there are not 2 intersections closed at one time on Delano until paving operations.
Crews tapping an 18-inch water main for a new fire hydrant at 6th and Columbia:
