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.
