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Important Information

Progress Report:

K&R pulverized the asphalt on River Street and Court Street, leaving the material in place. Tree removal as well as curb and gutter removal south of O’Malley Drive also occurred last week. Construction equipment was mobilized at the River Street Cul-De-Sac and existing underground utilities have been exposed utilizing a vac truck. Mailboxes have been moved to centralized locations near the Court Street and O’Malley Drive.

Upcoming Work:

K&R will begin sanitary sewer installation next week on Monday, March 25. Sanitary sewer construction will begin near the Skeels Street intersection and will progress north. K&R will notify residents as driveway access becomes limited due to pipe installation.

Extra Notes:

Residents are reminded to stay clear of construction equipment and excavations on the project site.

The weather is a bit brisk, but the construction on Warner is beginning!

I wanted to provide a quick update to the progress of the project to keep you all aware of what to expect.

Work completed so far:

  • Removal limits of pavement, curb, sidewalk, driveway approaches, trees, etc have been marked out
  • Trees trimmed
  • Many trees cut and/or removed

What to expect later THIS WEEK:

  • Sidewalk and curb removals in areas of proposed water main on the east side of Warner Street between Alice and Slocum
  • Mailboxes on the east side of Warner between Alice and Slocum will be TEMPORARILY relocated to the west side of the road
  • Warner Street will be CLOSED TO THRU TRAFFIC between Alice and Slocum starting TOMORROW, March 20, 2024.  Residents will still have access to and from their homes.  Deliveries and mail service will still remain.  We will discourage people from driving THROUGH the construction zone.  Please use Lewis Street, Mears Avenue and Spring Street to get around the construction site.
  • Remainder of trees to be trimmed or removed between Lewis and Benston for the water main construction will be completed

What to expect week of March 25, 2024:

  • Water main construction on east side of Warner Street between Alice and Slocum. This work will take approximately a month to complete.
  • Residents will be notified a minimum of 24 hours in advance prior to planned disruptions of drinking water which will likely be a few weeks from now.

Progress Report:  K&R has started staging equipment on the project site, and construction signage has been installed. MISS DIG has located underground utilities on the project limits with multi colored paint and flags.

Upcoming Work:  Construction activity on River Street will begin on March 18, 2024. The Contractor will start road removals and tree removals on Monday, March 18, and will continue with locating existing utilities with a vac truck. Access will be maintained throughout the project site with gravel materials. Please use caution when driving or walking around construction equipment.

Due to the unseasonably warm weather this spring, the anticipated start date for Brenner Excavating to begin work on Kinney Avenue has been pushed up to Monday, March 25, 2024. Work will begin at the detention basin near the south end of the project. Within approximately 1 week, storm sewer will begin to be installed along the private drive to Kinney Avenue and continue north on the east side of Kinney Avenue. DTE will also continue to install gas main along the west side of Kinney Avenue.

If there are any questions or concerns as the project begins, please reach out to me (Tyler DeNooyer) at 616-481-0693.

Work on this project has begun. Focus in the first week has been on site preparation, removals and locating existing utilities. The next week will focus on setting up dewatering systems and work in the alley between Walnut and Cherry. 

 

Work Completed This Week

  • Removed the road surface on Edgewater, Thompson and Walnut.
  • Worked on removals for sidewalk, drive approaches and curb and gutter.
  • Completed preparation work for a boring pit at the alley between Walnut and Cherry.

 

Anticipated Work

  • Installation of dewatering on Edgewater and Thompson.
  • Boring and Jacking of a casing pipe into the alley between Walnut and Cherry. This casing will have a sanitary sewer inserted through it later in the project, this will allow installation without disturbing the nearby houses and garages.
  • Installation of water main on Edgewater may begin near the end of the week.

Progress Report:

Over the last couple of months, the private water service contractors have made great progress installing water service lines into individual houses and abandoning existing drinking water wells. See map above for the progress that has been made. Only a few houses along Summit Avenue remain to be connected.

Dean’s Excavating plans to be back on site along 12 Mile Road beginning the first week of April. This first week they will move equipment on site and start setting up for construction. They will be assembling the HDPE pipe in preparation for the directional drill under the Rogue River. Tree stumps will be ground and topsoil removed in preparation for water main construction to begin the following week. Dean’s horizontal directional drill (HDD) subcontractor, Midwest Trenchless, will begin the directional drill work at the Rogue River the second week of April, and Dean’s will begin installing water main along 12 Mile Road from Northland Drive to the west.

There may be temporary driveway impacts for houses north of 12 Mile Road, but Dean’s will work with you to limit these impacts as much as possible.

The new water main along 12 Mile Road should be ready for water service connections beginning in early May. If you have not already lined up the private side work with one of the three preapproved contractors, it is recommended that you do this as soon as possible. If you have any questions about the private water service installation, please call Jeremy Kamp with Prein&Newhof at (616) 432-6709.

Progress Report: CL Trucking & Excavating has completed the water main installation along Kittery Drive, west of Westshire Drive. Water main is being installed along Kittery Drive from Westshire Drive to Bowdoin Pines Place. Driveways on the water main side of the road are being removed as needed for water main construction and temporary gravel driveways are being maintained by CL Trucking & Excavating.

Upcoming Work: Next week, CL Trucking & Excavating will continue water main installation along Kittery Drive between Bowdoin Pines Place and Bingham Court.

This was a productive week and consisted of installation and testing of water main on Center Street from Apple to McLaughlin. Water main installation continues south of McLaughlin during the coming week. 

Work Completed This Week

  • Water main on Center Street from Apple Avenue to McLaughlin was installed, pressure tested, and cleaned. Testing of the water of the main will continue through the weekend.
  • Water main installation continued south on McLauglin.
  • Hydrants between Apple Avenue and McLaughlin Avenue were installed prior to testing.

 

Anticipated Work

  • Contractor will continue working south installing water main in the coming week.
  • Connection of the first section of pipe to the water system is tentatively scheduled for the second half of the next week.

The exterior metal work on the Crooked Lake filter building has been completed. As well as both in interior and exterior concrete work.

Upcoming Schedule:

  • Construction of Crooked Lake Pump Station filter building & wet well will continue.
  • Balkema will begin construction of the access drives to Crooked Lake filter building and wet well.
  • Underground piping at Eagle Lake has begun to be fused and installation will begin soon.
  • Underground structures have been delivered to the Eagle Lake site and installation will begin soon.

 

Last week consisted of road removals and installation of water main on Center Street. Contractor has been very productive this week and made good progress.

 

Work Completed Last Week

  • Removed drive approaches, roadway and stripped topsoil for the full length of Center Street.
  • Water main on Center started at Apple Avenue and worked south, over 600 ft of water main was installed.

 

Anticipated Work

  • Contractor will continue working south installing water main.