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MDOT plans move forward on 28th Street resurfacing for 2022

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MDOT plans to resurface and sidewalk upgrades along 28th Street. (Wikipedia)

By Joanne Bailey-Boorsma
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If 28th Street is your major route through the City of Wyoming, over the next five months you might want to start looking for some alternate routes.

In the spring of 2022, the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) plans to resurface about five miles of the roadway from Church Avenue in Grandville (just east of the I-196 interchange) to the U.S. 131 interchange in Wyoming.

According to John Richards, MDOT Communications for the Grand region, the project will include upgrading the sidewalks to meet Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) compliance and resurfacing of 28th Street.

“Resurfacing will make 28th Street really nice,” Richards said. “It will make it ride and look like a brand new road.”

Tentatively plans call for the sidewalk upgrades to be done from about mid-April to June with there being single-lane closures during the day. From about mid-July to October will be the resurfacing project which will include single-lane closures and double-lane closures at night.

“28th Street has great drainage which allows for it to be only resurfacing,” Richards said.

 

At its Monday night meeting, the City of Wyoming authorized its portion of the project, which was around $114,000. Federal funds will cover about $3 million of the project. According to Richards, engineers estimated the project at $3.9 million with Rieth-Riley Construction, which has a facility in Wyoming, the lowest bidder at $4.4 million.

“Like everyone else we have had a ripple effect on personal shortages, supply shortages, and scheduling conflicts,” Richards said, adding that for the 2020 season most of the MDOT projects were not impacted. “In the case of the 28th Street project, which is a resurfacing, it is fairly straight forward and won’t be impacted by those issues.”

Sidewalk upgrades along 28th Street were made in 2009 followed by a resurfacing in 2011. In  2013, MDOT did crack-sealing maintenance on the road.

 

The work along 28th Street is scheduled to continue in 2023 with resurfacing on 28th Street from Division to Kalamazoo avenues. 

Roadwork begins in Kentwood on 44th Street between Breton and Shaffer avenues

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The beginning of roadwork in early April on 44th Street in the City of Kentwood, headed east just before Breton Avenue. (WKTV)

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A Michigan Department of Transportation project has begun that will reduce 44th Street to one-lane traffic each way between Breton Avenue and Shaffer Avenue until late July.

The $1,553,000 project, according  to the City of Kentwood Public Works Department webpage, is scheduled to last from mid-April to late July.

 

The beginning of roadwork in early April on 44th Street in the City of Kentwood, headed west just before Shaffer Avenue. (WKTV)

The scope of work includes replacing the top four inches of asphalt on 44th Street from Breton to Shaffer, and replacing the intersection of Shaffer with full depth concrete, according to information provided to WKTV. Traffic will be maintained with a single lane in each direction throughout the project.

A construction notice was mailed to all residents that live adjacent to that section of 44th Street.

 

For more information on City of Kentwood road construction projects, visit here.

Snapshots: Wyoming, Kentwood news you ought to know — the weekend edition

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By WKTV Staff

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Quote of the Day

“People leave traces of themselves where they feel most comfortable, most worthwhile.”

Haruki Murakami

This is not Kentwood

Road trip!

The City of Kentwood has released its tentative road construction and maintenance schedule for the summer. Go here for the details.

Audacious Hoops performs July 24 at the KDL Kentwood Branch

How audacious!

“Hooping” has become its own art form and perhaps no one has done more for it than Grand Rapids’s own Audria Larsen, the founder of Audacious Hoops. Here’s the story.

Courtesy Rumours: The Ultimate Fleetwood Mac Tribute Show

Get your tickets now!

Tickets now on sale at the DeVos Place® and Van Andel Arena® box offices and online at Ticketmaster.com. See Ticketmaster for all current pricing and availability. Here’s the story.

Fun fact:

Only once

Seems hard to believe — especially with millions of albums sold — but the original Fleetwood Mac band had only one song top the Billboard Hot 100 chart at #1 — Dreams, from their 1977 album, Rumours. Thanks, Stevie.

Kentwood makes emergency repairs at 44th and Division, drivers should seek alternate routes

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If your travel plans involve heading in or near the intersection of 44th Street and Division Avenue in the next few days, you might want to find alternative plans.

 

The City of Kentwood will be making emergency road repairs at the intersection due to a broken manhole cover.

 

According to a release from the city, one eastbound lane of 44th Street will be closed for up to three days while city staff make the repairs. Those traveling through the intersection should expect delays and if at all possible are encouraged to find an alternative route.