![]() For more information on construction, click here.Ī major undertaking this year has been updating our Master Plan, which serves as a roadmap for future land-use and planning decisions. Our 2018 signature project will be the repaving of Breton, which we know will be disruptive, but it will be a much-needed improvement once complete. This year, we will continue to work diligently on updating our streets and sidewalks. Other improvements included targeted grinding of 6,709 lineal feet of sidewalks to even out and improve usability in a cost-effective way. In addition to Wealthy Street, more than 16 miles of roads were resurfaced or repaired and a total of 667 5x5 squares of sidewalks were replaced. We have replaced and improved many water and sewer lines and have a long-term plan for continued improvement. Thanks to the efforts of our DPW team, we were able to complete the project in just over one month – with Wealthy Street remaining open. In fact, this project was the first in West Michigan. This technology has been common for sanitary sewers, but is relatively new for water mains. Instead, our DPW team worked to find a better option, eventually partnering with a company to install a “cured-in-place” water main. Completely removing and replacing the main would have shut down the street for months, which would have been difficult for our businesses. Our signature project in 2017 was Wealthy Street in Gaslight Village.īelow Wealthy Street was a 100-year-old water main that needed to be replaced. We’ve been committed to fulfilling our pledge to voters by aggressively working on our streets and sidewalks. In 2015, our residents passed a millage to fund much-needed street and sidewalk improvements. From new businesses coming into Gaslight Village to safety initiatives, road construction and an update of our Master Plan, our team has been hard at work ensuring EGR continues to be an attractive place to live, work, and play. ![]() 2017 was certainly a year full of activity in East Grand Rapids. ![]()
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