GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Construction season 2020 is upon us and it’s kicking off with a four-month major road closure in Grand Rapids.

Beginning Monday, March 30, the 0.3-mile stretch of S. Division Avenue between Cherry and Wealthy streets SE will be closed in both directions. The closure is expected to extend through August.

The $4.6 million project includes reconstruction of the full width of the street, reconfiguration and narrowing of driving lanes, widening of the sidewalk and the building of a median in sections of the center turn lane.

It’ll also include bulb-outs at intersections to shorten street crossing for pedestrians, slow traffic speeds and provide for rain gardens and better defined parking spaces.

With the roadway closed, the northbound detour will include Logan Street SE to Jefferson Avenue SE to Cherry Street SE. The southbound detour is Cherry Street SE to Ionia Avenue SW to McConnell Street SW.

During reconstruction, Division Avenue will be closed to through traffic and parking. A pedestrian pathway will be maintained along the west side of the street.

The project is part of the 2014 voter-approved Vital Streets initiative.

During the work, the city will also replace the water main and city portion of lead service lines into commercial buildings. It’ll also upgrade the sanitary sewer line and replace the storm sewer system, including catch basins.

Porous brick pavers will be installed in the sidewalk. Driveway approaches will be replaced. New trees will be planted along the street.

The project will be funded with $1.15 million from the city’s Vital Streets fund, $1.35 million from the water fund, $510,000 from the city’s Capital Improvement Fund, $640,000 from the Downtown Development Authority Fund, and $950,000 from the Federal Transportation Fund.

For more information, contact the city at 311 or 616-456-3000.

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