Veterans Drive Reconstruction
Contact
City Engineering
Phone
(231) 922-4468
Project Timeline
Start: July 22, 2024
Completion: Mid-October 2024
Veterans Drive from Fourteenth Street to the City limits will be reconstructed beginning August 2024 to enhance safety, accessibility, and infrastructure durability. The project is anticipated to be complete in early October 2024.
Project Details
- Pavement Removal: Existing pavements, selective sidewalks, and sections of curb will be removed to facilitate new pavement, water service replacements and other upgrades.
- Curb and Sidewalk Adjustments: Intersections will see the removal of curbs and sidewalks to create bulb outs on side streets, reducing pedestrian crossing exposure, and promote traffic calming. These removals will also occur in areas needing water service replacements. The curb along the west side of the road will largely remain in place.
- Watermain Installation: A new water main will be installed along the center line of the existing roadway at a depth of six feet, with the existing water main being capped and abandoned in place.
- Drainage Improvements: New leaching catch basins and dry wells will be added at low points and intersections to promote groundwater recharge and reduce the amount of stormwater runoff entering surface waters.
- Curb and Sidewalk Replacement: New curbs and sidewalks will replace those removed during the project.
- Roadway Construction: A new aggregate base and asphalt wearing surface will be installed.
- Sidewalk and Crossing Updates: A new sidewalk will be installed along the west side from Fourteenth to Boughey Street, featuring a new crossing.
- Roadway Striping: The roadway will be striped for 10-foot travel lanes, special emphasis crosswalk markings, 6 -7 foot bike lanes, and bike shields extending to the city limits.
Impacted Businesses and Residents: Join Email Distribution List
Access will adjust throughout this project. Join the email distribution list to learn about side street access as work activities and watermain improvements commence. There will need to be two access points during excavation, one on each side of the work.
Funding
The reconstruction project was selected for the recently developed regional Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) to receive funding support. Federal and MDOT dollars will contribute $1,127,594. The City will contribute $682,646.89 from the Road Fund, $466,030.00 from the Water Fund, and a 10% contingency at $212,627.09. In addition, there is a requirement of field management and construction testing for Federal funding that will be for the amount of $116,595.00.