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Looking for 2022 construction highlights? Read our Construction Recap. |
Upcoming Closures/Detours: 9/29/23 Closure for westbound Hall Street at Bonnell for DTE gas leak repair. The westbound traffic detour will be the East Beltline to Lake Drive. The area will be open to local traffic. **Note-Closure/Detour estimated timeframes may be impacted by variables like weather, equipment failure, utility conflicts, etc.** |
DTE ENERGY UTILITY IMPROVEMENTS
- Starting in the new year, DTE Energy will begin replacing private gas main on the following streets. Check back for updates on potential road closures.
- If you have any questions or concerns please contact Michael Voss from DTE at 616-218-1031.
Warwick Road Ballard Street to End | January 1, 2023 | December 21, 2023 | |
Pontiac Road Cadillac Drive to Rosewood Avenue | January 3, 2022 | June 3, 2022 | Completed |
Ballard Street Warwick Road to End | January 1, 2023 | December 21, 2023 | |
Boston Street Laurel Avenue to End | January 1, 2023 | December 21, 2023 | Completed |
Orville Street Warwick to End | January 1, 2023 | December 21, 2023 | |
Maxwell Avenue Argentina Drive to Lake Drive | August 22, 2022 | November 1, 2022 | Completed |
Sherman Street City Limit to Wealthy Street | November 1, 2022 | May 20, 2023 | Completed |
Pioneer Club Reeds Lake Blvd to Manhattan Road | September 12, 2022 | November 1, 2022 | Completed |
Wealthy Street Lovett to Plymouth | April 1, 2023 | July 1st, 2023 | Completed |
Laurel Avenue Lake Drive to Wealthy | November 1, 2022 | April 20, 2023 | Completed |
Plymouth Road Alexander Road to Hall Street | March 1, 2023 | August 1, 2023 | Completed |
Updates:
STREET & SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION UPDATES
In 2015, EGR residents passed a ballot proposal to allow the City to collect 2.0 mills for street and sidewalk improvements. Since then, the Public Works team has worked hard to upgrade the 47 miles of street and 80 miles of sidewalk within the city.
PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE
Streets that are not marked for construction this summer may still receive preventative maintenance if necessary. Public Works crews or contractors may apply mastic and/or crack seal throughout the spring and summer seasons. The annually updated PASER street rating map is located at the bottom of this page with ratings each year to benchmark progress with respect to the streets and sidewalks millage.
Public Works crews will be applying mastic treatments to some streets that will be receiving pavement preservation cape seal treatments in August as well as some lower rated streets in June. No parking signs may be posted and there will be limited traffic disruption, but the mastic application takes up to a few hours per street for application and curing time. Please view the map link below for streets receiving mastic application.
Because preventative maintenance work is generally a fill-in schedule item subject to weather and the availability of contractors, advanced mailing notices with specific dates, times, etc. are not feasible. The city or contractors will use appropriate traffic control while completing maintenance operations. If there will be a direct and prolonged impact door hanger notices will be provided or crews will knock on doors to attempt contact.
GENERAL NOTICES
Notices are mailed to affected residents in advance of any work. Notices will also be posted on this page as they are mailed out.
Englewood Dr./Gorham Dr. and Martin Luther King Jr. St./Gladstone Ave. and Rosewood Ave-Design Modifications
In advance of 2023 mill/overlay street projects, alternative designs were developed by the DPW Engineering team to improve misaligned intersection geometry, assigned right-of-way, and improved pedestrian crossings. The demonstration pilots were temporary installations of rubber curb and temporary signs that provided residents the opportunity to experience potential changes and to provide input/feedback to the city. Installations were in place during the months of January, February, and March. Based on resident feedback, designs were modified and provided as options for the City Commission to consider at the March 28, 2023, City Commission Meeting. The City Commission approved the modified designs. Meeting materials are available for review on the agenda page of the city website.
Below are notices that were mailed to adjacent residents in the noted areas. Notices and information have been and will continue to be present at construction project sites and included in water/sewer bills inserts and e-newsletters.
Initial Notices:
Englewood Dr-Gorham Dr-Safe Street Demonstration Pilot Information
Martin Luther King Jr. St.-Gladstone Ave and Rosewood Ave-Safe Street Demonstration Pilot
Final Notices:
Englewood Dr-Gorham Dr-Modified-Approved Design
Martin Luther King Jr. St-Gladstone Ave and Rosewood Ave-Modified and Approved Designs
MILL & OVERLAY STREETS
Mill and overlay is a street maintenance process that requires the removal of the top layer of a street by a milling machine. After the top layer is removed, any road base repairs can be completed. Before the new pavement is placed, the surface of the newly milled pavement is covered with a liquid asphalt tack coat to bond the old and new pavements before a new layer of bituminous pavement is put in place. Mill and overlay projects at various depths are designated for streets that meet PASER 2-4 ratings. Spot curb replacement, drainage issues and some ADA ramps are also typically addressed during mill/overlay projects.
PROJECT AREA | START DATE | APPROXIMATE COMPLETION DATE | STATUS |
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PHASE 1 | |||
Englewood Drive Tenway Drive to Whitfield Road | Tentative Week of April 24 | Week of May 22 | Completed |
Gorham Drive Englewood Drive to City Limits | Tentative Week of April 24 | Week of May 22 | Completed |
Heather Street Laurel Avenue to Eastlawn Road | Tentative Week of April 24 | Week of May 22 | Completed |
Heather Court Heather Street to Cul-de-Sac | Tentative Week of April 24 | Week of May 22 | Completed |
Stratford Court Heather Street to end of Cul-de-Sac | Tentative Week of April 24 | Week of May 22 | Completed |
Pinecrest Avenue Elmwood Drive to Hall Street | Tentative Week of April 24 | Week of May 22 | Completed |
PHASE 2 | |||
Martin Luther King Jr. Street West City limit to Plymouth Road | Tentative Week of May 15 | Week of June 24 | Completed |
Ross Court Lake Drive to End | Tentative Week of May 15 | Week of July 17 | Completed |
Lakeside Drive Hall street to Burchard Street | Tentative Week of May 15 | Week of July 10 | Completed |
Keneberry Way Kenesaw Drive to Kenesaw Drive | Tentative Week of May 15 | Week of July 10 | Completed |
PHASE 3 | |||
Sherman Street Wealthy Street to Plymouth Road | Tentative July | End of June-Mid July | Completed |
Hodenpyl Drive Reeds Lake Boulevard to Rexford Drive | Tentative Week of July | Week of July 17 | Completed |
Gracewood Dr/Lakewood Dr/Pioneer Club Rd Reeds Lake Boulevard to Cascade Road | Tentative July | End of June-Mid July | Completed |
PHASE 4 Additional Streets | |||
Hall Street East City Limit to Idema Drive | Friday, August 25 | Friday, August 25 | Completed |
Santa Barbara Drive Argentina Drive to End | Tentative Week of September 11 | Week of September 11 | Completed |
Eastgate Street Gorham Drive to End | Tentative Week of September 11 | Completed | |
Reeds Lake Blvd South Arm Reeds Lake Blvd to End | Tentative Week of September 11 | Week of September 11 | Completed |
Border Community Street Projects: Projects that are adjacent to East Grand Rapids or In Partnership with East Grand Rapids
Community/Agency Project Limits Start Date Approximate Completion Date |
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City of Grand Rapids Robinson Rd-Lake Dr. to Plymouth TBD TBD-for info. call 311 |
Grand Rapids Township/KCRC Reeds Lake Blvd-Hall St. to Manhattan Rd. June 5 Completed-Shoulder Boardwalk TBD. Call KCRC for additional info: 616-242-6972 |
CAPE SEAL STREETS
In the cape seal process, an engineered polymer-modified RCRI is applied on the existing pavement and then covered with micro-surfacing. This is a cost-effective process that provides the strength and durability of RCRI and the smoothness and texture of micro-surfacing and/or slurry seal. A cape seal is applied when the pavement deterioration is greater than what a slurry seal or micro-surfacing is designed to correct, yet the pavement has not deteriorated to the point of requiring an expensive asphalt overlay. A cape seal prevents water penetration, reducing subsequent damage to the roadbed, along with providing a new wearing surface. Cape seals are applied to streets rated PASER 4-6 depending on additional pavement surface maintenance. Cape seals can be used on residential streets as well as rural and urban highways. Used with crack sealing and necessary surface repairs, a cape seal significantly extends the life of a pavement. In advance of this treatment, the City prepares the existing road surface by milling and paving out rough surface areas and performing crack sealing. This advance preparation work usually takes 1-2 days and is completed with appropriate traffic control. Please expect traffic delays on these streets, and please be courteous and respectful of crews on-site controlling traffic.
**Residents are encouraged to park on adjacent streets via on-street parking to avoid access issues or inconvenience during preservation treatment curing times**
Resources:
Project Map
Project Notice Mailed
Door Hanger Notice Provided to Residents
Door hanger Notice Provided to Residents #2
Project Area Tentative Start Date Tentative Completion Date Status
Amberley Court | Tentative- September 9,10 | Tentative-September 15 | Completed | |
Cambridge Drive Seminole Road to End | Tentative- September 9,10 | Tentative-September 15 | Completed | |
Rosewood Avenue Wealthy Street to Lake Drive and MLK to Alexander Road | Tentative- September 9,10 |
| Completed | |
Gladstone Avenue Wealthy Street to Lake Drive and MLK to Mackinaw Road | Tentative- September 9,10 | Tentative-September 15 | Completed | |
Pontiac Road Gladstone Drive to City Limits |
| Tentative-September 15 | Completed | |
Mackinaw Road Gladstone Avenue to City Limits | Tentative- September 9,10 | Tentative-September 15 | Completed | |
Pinecrest Avenue Hall Street to Burchard Street | Tentative- September 9,10 | Tentative-September 15 | Completed | |
Shopping Center Drive Lakeside Drive to End | Tentative- September 9,10 | Tentative-September 15 | Completed | |
Reeds Lake Boulevard Reeds Lake Boulevard to Manhattan Road | Tentative- September 9,10 | Tentative-September 15 | Completed | |
El Centro Boulevard Reeds Lake Boulevard to Cascade Road | Rescheduled for next year for utility work coordination | |||
Lake Drive Hall Street to City Limits | Tentative- September 9,10 | Tentative-September 15 | Completed | |
Hall Street Idema Drive to City Limits | Reclassified to Mill/Overlay-Completed | |||
Lennox Street Wilshire Drive to City Limits | Tentative- September 9,10 | Tentative-September 15 | Completed | |
Cornell Avenue Wilshire Drive to City Limits | Tentative- September 9,10 | Tentative-September 15 | Completed | |
Woodcliff Drive Lake Drive to Maplewood Drive | Tentative- September 9,10 | Tentative-September 15 | Completed |
MICRO-SURFACE STREETS
Micro-surfacing, a cost-effective pavement maintenance process used by departments of transportation and municipalities across the country, is a design mixture of polymer-modified asphalt emulsion, crushed aggregate, mineral fillers, water and additives. The mixture is properly proportioned, mixed and uniformly spread over a suitably prepared surface. Micro-surfacing is a pavement preservation treatment for street surfaces rated at PASER 5 or 6. Micro-surfacing provides a quality wearing surface, extends pavement life, sets within a day, seals out moisture and does not require utility casting adjustments. In advance of this treatment, the City prepares the existing road surface by milling and paving out rough surface areas and performing crack sealing.
Updates
- Micro-surface treatments are not scheduled for the 2023 construction season.
Resources
PROJECT AREA | START DATE | APPROXIMATE COMPLETION DATE | STATUS |
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RECLAMITE SEALANT STREETS
Reclamite is an asphalt sealant, which is a cationic, water-based emulsion designed to improve and extend the life of higher rated asphalt pavements at a very low cost. The emulsion contains unique oils to restore and improve the chemistry of oxidized asphalt surfaces. Spray-on asphalt rejuvenators are designed to penetrate the asphalt surface and strengthen the asphalt material at the surface to resist the effects of exposure to sun, water, and air. The treatment extends the life of the asphalt road surface an additional 5-7 years.
Updates: Project was recently bid by the KCRC and awarded to Pavement Technologies, Inc. in August 2023.
Resources: Notices have not been mailed yet.
PROJECT AREA | START DATE | APPROXIMATE COMPLETION DATE | STATUS |
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Hall Street-Lake Drive Wilshire-East and West Lanes and Wilshire to West City Limit West Travel Lane (EGR-GR Border Street) | September | September |
SIDEWALK CONSTRUCTION
As part of the 2015 Streets and Sidewalks Millage, the City has been investing more funds into the annual sidewalk rehab and replacement program. Each year, targeted areas are investigated on a rotation basis. The targeted area is subject to budget constraints.
Updates
- The sidewalk rehabilitation and replacement program target area for the 2023/2024 construction season is in the eastern area of the city. Construction is slated to start in March. For information on targeted areas from past and future years please view documents noted below.
- Sidewalk construction to add sidewalk on the southside of Robinson Rd from Briarwood Ave to Plymouth Road was completed in late June 2022. Additional work for enhancing pedestrian safety included the removal of the drive approach into the intersection at Plymouth Rd and Robinson and relocating the crosswalk from the east leg to the west leg. An RRFB was also approved and installed at the crossing by the Department of Public Works.
- Contract 23/24 and 24/25 currently out to bid.
SANITARY SEWER UTILITY SYSTEM
SANITARY SEWER REHABILITATION
Updates
- Contractor: Corby Energy Services
- 2023 Project Area Map
- Notice to all Impacted Residents
- Door Hanger Notice from Contractor
PROJECT AREA | START DATE | APPROXIMATE COMPLETION DATE | STATUS |
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See Project Area Map-Above | March | May | Completed |
STORM SEWER REHABILITATION
Notice: An update notice has been provided to area residents via door hanger.
Culvert Slip Lining Update and Notice
Resources:
- Contractor: Corby Energy Services; Project Manager Josh Freeman, 734.604.5109
WATER UTILITY SYSTEM
WATER MAIN REHABILITATION (CURED-IN-PLACE PIPE)
Cured-in-place pipe (CIPP) is a trenchless process to rehabilitate water mains. This process is less invasive and less disruptive than open-cut utility replacement. Before the existing water main is removed from service, a temporary above-ground water service system is put into place. Once the temporary system is in place and has passed required testing, the contractor will contact residents to remove water meters from homes before connecting to this system. The existing water main is then taken out of service. Access pits, which EGR DPW crews will have pre-excavated, are used to access segments of the water main. At these sites, the contractor cleans the water main with a metal chain reamer and inspects the pipe with closed-circuit television to map water service locations. After this is completed, plugs are inserted at water service locations by specialized robotic equipment. Then the new liner is inserted, epoxy resin is injected and hot water is circulated to cure the new liner into the new structural pipe within the old (host) pipe. When this is completed, hydrostatic pressure testing is conducted, water services are reinstated and the new pipe is disinfected, flushed and tested. Water services are then brought back into service, water the contractor contacts residents to reinstall water meters and the temporary system is removed. Restorations are then completed in the project areas. Water service lines that the City owns (between the main and the stop box/shut off in the public right-of-way) that need replacement will take place this summer, fall and into the winter.
- Contractor: Fer Pal
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Gracewood-Lakewood-Pioneer Club | May | Mid-July | Completed |
Reeds Lake Ct. | May | Mid-July | Completed |
Water Utility System Distribution System Survey The City of East Grand Rapids, in conjunction with Advanced Hydro Vac, is hydro-excavating water service lines to complete a comprehensive inventory of water service line materials and water shut-off valves. Target areas are street construction project areas as well as the far west quadrant of the City. Residents will be mailed a notice describing this inventory work. All work will be completed in the public right-of-way. The excavations will be backfilled by the City with restorations including topsoil and seed being completed within several weeks of the survey work. |
Water Service Line Replacements
Project Area Tentative Start Date Tentative Completion Date Status
Mill and Overlay Street Project Areas-See above March | June Completed. |
Resources:
- Contractor-Groundhawg Excavating
- Notice to Residents #1
- Notice to Residents #2
- Notice to Residents #3 (if LSL)
MANHOLE REHABILITATION PROGRAM
- Manhole rehabilitation will be completed on all mill and overlay street projects in advance of road construction during the months of May through August 2023.
- No impact to utility service.
- Contractor: Havener Tech, Inc
CATCH BASIN REHABILITATION PROGRAM
- Catch basin rehabilitation will be completed on all mill and overlay street projects in advance of road construction during the months of May and August 2023.
- Contractor: Havener Tech, Inc
STREET & SIDEWALK MILLAGE
In 2015, East Grand Rapids voters approved a 10-year, 2.0-mill Streets and Sidewalks Millage request. The City updates its progress towards our 70% goal each fall after the construction season to benchmark our progress. Since the passing, the City has worked aggressively to upgrade the 47 miles of street and 80 miles of sidewalk within the City. Construction projects are subject to change depending on bid results and allocated funds. The City has 47.26 miles of streets. Below is a graph of our current progress reflecting the road work completed.
Proper street maintenance and surface preservation treatments at the right time (per PASER asset condition rating) is important to maintain the street surface condition, maximizing the impact of investment, while extending the life of the street asset.
The Michigan Transportation Asset Management Council (TAMC) provides best practices for road preservation based on a road's specific PASER rating. The City uses these best practices when deciding how to best preserve the lifespan of our roads. Take a look at the recommended surface treatments in accordance to PASER ratings.
The blue line shows road condition projection if no additional funding was received. The green line projects road conditions through the 10-year period of the Street & Sidewalk Millage using the additional 2.0 mills approved by EGR voters. The red line shows current ratings with approved millage.
View specific road PASER details and progress by reviewing the following maps:
PASER Ratings Information Guide
- 2022 PASER Road Map
- 2021 PASER Road Map
- 2020 PASER Road Map
- 2019 PASER Road Map
- 2018 PASER Road Map
- 2017 PASER Road Map
Additional Resources
- Streets & Sidewalks Millage Proposal Fact Sheet
- Video Tutorial of City Revenues and Street Expenditures
- Frequently Asked Questions
- Transportation Asset Management Council (TAMC) for information related to road conditions, funding, and asset management.
Questions regarding the 2015 Streets & Sidewalk Millage can be directed by phone to 616.949.2110, by email Deputy City Manager Doug LaFave or by mail at 750 Lakeside Dr. SE, EGR, MI 49506.