Week 4 Update

Week of September 7:

Work ramped up in several locations this week with crews working in several different locations.  A crew continued to place 30-inch sanitary sewer across Muskegon Avenue (Moses J. Jones Parkway) and Ryerson Creek as the work extends to Yuba Street.  The pavement was milled and removed from Yuba Street in preparation for utility and roadway reconstruction.  Sand material was placed approximately 6-feet high on Spring Street between Clay and Webster in an effort to surcharge that location with additional weight to encourage settlement due to poor soils, consisting of approximately 40 to 50 feet of sawdust and organic material.   The surcharge will be monitored for settlement and stay in place for approximately 6 to 8 weeks.  The surcharge technique along with roadway reconstruction utilizing lightweight aggregate base will allow a much longer pavement lifespan.

In a separate location near Ruddiman Creek and McGraft Park in the alley-way between Bourdon Street and Addison Street crews began replacement of the 8-inch sanitary sewer that was in extremely poor condition.  Work moved along swiftly beginning Wednesday as crews made good progress with the replacement.

30-inch sanitary sewer construction across Muskegon Avenue and Ryerson Creek:

               

Pavement milling on Yuba Street and Surcharging on Spring Street:

               

8-inch sanitary sewer replacement in the Bourdon and Addison Street alley:

               

Week of September 14:

Expect the closure of Muskegon Avenue (north of Spring Street) to extend for at least the remaining part of this week.  Yuba Street will be closed for approximately 8-weeks.  Spring Street between Webster and Clay Avenue will be closed to thru traffic for an extended period of time.

Sanitary sewer construction will continue on Yuba Street.  The work in the Bourdon-Addison alley is expected to be substantially complete by the end of the week.  Sanitary sewer work will begin in Pine Street at Western Avenue beginning on Wednesday which will have short term traffic impacts on Western Avenue and Pine Streets.  The sanitary sewer replacement will extend southerly through the parking lot at the rear of the Port City Group, First General Credit Union to the Cheese Lady parking lot.