By Greg Chandler
Zeeland Record
Zeeland city officials are gearing up for a major construction project that will begin later this spring on Taft Street, from Main Avenue south to Huizenga Avenue.
At least 25 local residents turned out Feb. 24 for a public meeting at the Howard Miller Community Center to learn more about the project, which is slated to begin in May or June and is expected to take about six months to complete.
The project has an estimated cost of $4.5 million, $3 million of it coming from the city’s street fund. Another $900,000 will come from the water fund and $600,000 from the sewer fund, Assistant City Manager and Finance Director Kevin Plockmeyer said.
The project also includes work on South Jefferson Street from the Zeeland Christian School parking lot to the dead end to the south, West Lawrence Avenue from Taft to Zeeland Christian and Lincoln Avenue from Taft to the dead end to the west.
The project on Taft involves a complete street reconstruction, installation of sanitary sewer from Valley Drive to Main Avenue, storm sewer and drainage improvements, replacing the water main, replacing lead water service lines, adding sidewalk in locations that do not have sidewalk, and concrete drive approaches, Plockmeyer said.
On Lawrence, the street will be rebuilt, sanitary sewer will be installed and the water main will be replaced. Sidewalk will also be replaced where it has been removed, and concrete drive approaches will be installed.
On Jefferson from Lawrence to the south dead end, the street will be reconstructed. Sanitary and storm sewer will be installed and the water main will be replaced. Sidewalk will be added to the east side of the street and concrete drive approaches will be built.
On Lincoln Avenue, the pavement will be replaced, as well as sanitary sewer, storm sewer and lead water service lines.
The section of Taft from Lawrence to Central, as well as the portions of Lawrence and Jefferson, will be done from June to August to coincide with summer break for Zeeland Christian School, Plockmeyer said.
The project also involves increasing the size of the drainpipe on the Cedar Drain from 18 to 24 inches, according to minutes from the meeting.
The city will receive bids from interested contractors for the project March 13. The City Council could award the contract as early as its March 17 meeting.
Zeeland Record
Zeeland city officials are gearing up for a major construction project that will begin later this spring on Taft Street, from Main Avenue south to Huizenga Avenue.
At least 25 local residents turned out Feb. 24 for a public meeting at the Howard Miller Community Center to learn more about the project, which is slated to begin in May or June and is expected to take about six months to complete.
The project has an estimated cost of $4.5 million, $3 million of it coming from the city’s street fund. Another $900,000 will come from the water fund and $600,000 from the sewer fund, Assistant City Manager and Finance Director Kevin Plockmeyer said.
The project also includes work on South Jefferson Street from the Zeeland Christian School parking lot to the dead end to the south, West Lawrence Avenue from Taft to Zeeland Christian and Lincoln Avenue from Taft to the dead end to the west.
The project on Taft involves a complete street reconstruction, installation of sanitary sewer from Valley Drive to Main Avenue, storm sewer and drainage improvements, replacing the water main, replacing lead water service lines, adding sidewalk in locations that do not have sidewalk, and concrete drive approaches, Plockmeyer said.
On Lawrence, the street will be rebuilt, sanitary sewer will be installed and the water main will be replaced. Sidewalk will also be replaced where it has been removed, and concrete drive approaches will be installed.
On Jefferson from Lawrence to the south dead end, the street will be reconstructed. Sanitary and storm sewer will be installed and the water main will be replaced. Sidewalk will be added to the east side of the street and concrete drive approaches will be built.
On Lincoln Avenue, the pavement will be replaced, as well as sanitary sewer, storm sewer and lead water service lines.
The section of Taft from Lawrence to Central, as well as the portions of Lawrence and Jefferson, will be done from June to August to coincide with summer break for Zeeland Christian School, Plockmeyer said.
The project also involves increasing the size of the drainpipe on the Cedar Drain from 18 to 24 inches, according to minutes from the meeting.
The city will receive bids from interested contractors for the project March 13. The City Council could award the contract as early as its March 17 meeting.
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