A lot of snow has fallen this winter, and a lot has melted already which means road construction is not far away! There will be a lot of road and water main construction this spring and summer in the City of Muskegon Heights, and it will begin on March 2, 2026.
Over $20 Million worth of construction investment will take place on the drinking water system in the City of Muskegon Heights this summer.
First up will be Broadway Avenue between Glade Street and 5th Street. Broadway Avenue will close to all traffic on the morning of Monday, March 2, 2026. The road will be closed until Labor Day, 2026, including access to Broadway Avenue from the side streets. However, you will be able to cross Broadway Avenue at either or both 6th Street or Temple Street during construction. The posted detour for Broadway Avenue will be Peck Street to Summit to Glade Street back to Broadway Avenue. Due to the accelerated timeline of construction, construction crews will likely be working at both ends of the project at the same time. Road pavement will be removed the first week of March and water main installation will begin by the middle of March. This project is an extension of last year’s work that was completed between 5th Street and Reynolds. This will complete Broadway through the western City Limits of Broadway Avenue.
Also scheduled for reconstruction in 2026:
- Starting in April:
Delano Avenue between Reynolds and Getty Streets – Water main work will take place at each intersection, but the entire roadway will not be rebuilt, just the intersections. - Sanford Street between Oakwood Avenue and Norton Avenue – Full road reconstruction with new water main. This also includes improvements to Maplewood between Jefferson and Sanford and on Norton between Sanford and Peck.
Starting in May:
- Getty Water Tank Repainting – This will also include a new access road to the tank from the cemetery
- Improvements at the Muskegon Heights Water Filtration Plant and Low Lift Pump Station at the west end of Seminole Road near Lake Michigan
Starting later this summer:
- Oakwood Avenue between Getty and Mona – Water main work will take place at most intersections, including alleys, but the entire roadway will not be rebuilt. Just the intersections.
- Norton Avenue between Park Street and Jefferson – Water main work will take place at most intersections, including resurfacing of the roadway and Seminole south of Norton Avenue
- Amsterdam between 6th and Peck Streets – Full road reconstruction with new water main.