Funding Request Reveals Some Road Repairs on Muskegon’s Wish List
The city will work through the West Michigan Shoreline Regional Development Commission (WMSRDC) to try to secure the funding.
Read MoreThe city will work through the West Michigan Shoreline Regional Development Commission (WMSRDC) to try to secure the funding.
Read MoreMayor Darrell Paige announced at Monday’s city council meeting that the city received a grant from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) that day for $371,200 to rebuild that section of one of the busiest – and bumpiest – streets in the county.
Read MoreMohammed Al-Shatel, Director of Public Works noted that parking spots would be placed on the outside curbs of the road from Apple Avenue until Clay Avenue. This will reduce the traffic lanes in each direction from three to two.
Read MoreWhile the amount of road work happening this summer is minimal because of budget constraints, Mayor Steve Warmington expressed concerns about another summer of negative impact on businesses after last year’s massive Seaway-to-Barclay rebuild.
Read MoreThe reconstruction of one section of Getty Street road in the City of Muskegon (Evanston to Getty) will be mostly funded by state dollars. The other section (Keating to Laketon) has been awarded to Jackson-Merkey Contractors of Muskegon. These rebuilds come after last summer’s work at the north end of the road as well as near Sherman Boulevard.
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