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Public Works/Road Work

Posted on: August 9, 2023

9/4/2023 UPDATE: Several roadways in Piper Park neighborhood scheduled for milling Tuesday, Sept. 5

A Battle Creek city street map showing the road rehabilitation work as dashed, black lines.

9/4/2023 UPDATE:

City contractor crews, from Lakeland Asphalt, will be onsite tomorrow, Tuesday, Sept. 5, to complete milling work, in preparation for future paving work, along the following sections of roadway:

  • McKinley Avenue North, from East Emmett Street to Capital Avenue NE
  • North Wabash Avenue, from East Emmett Street to Capital Avenue NE
  • Bryant Street, from North Wabash Avenue to North Broad Street
  • Radley Street, from North Wabash Avenue to North Broad Street
  • Sherman Road, from McKinley Avenue North to North Wabash Avenue

Although there are no road closures during this project, we ask that neighbors do not park on the street to allow milling work to proceed uninterrupted. Neighbors will be able to access their driveways during this project. Crews will also be onsite to help guide neighbors around any ongoing construction, as well.

Crews will begin the paving work at 7 a.m. and should be wrapped up by 7 p.m.

We appreciate everyone’s patience during all work on our city’s infrastructure.

A Battle Creek city street map showing the milling work as solid, black lines.

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8/24/2023 UPDATE:

City contractor crews, from Lakeland Asphalt, will be onsite tomorrow, Friday, Aug. 25, to complete paving work along the following sections of roadway:

  • Sherman Road, from East Avenue North to North Broad Street
  • Radley Street, from East Avenue North to Wabash Avenue North
  • Bryant Street, from East Avenue North to Wabash Avenue North
  • Piper Avenue, from Bryant Street to Sherman Road
  • North Broad Street, from Bryant Street to Capital Avenue NE

Although there are no road closures during this project, we ask that neighbors do not park on the street to allow paving work to proceed uninterrupted. Neighbors will be able to access their driveways during this project. Crews will also be onsite to help guide neighbors around any ongoing construction, as well.

Crews will begin the paving work at 7 a.m. and should be wrapped up by 7 p.m.

We appreciate everyone’s patience during all work on our city’s infrastructure.

A Battle Creek city street map showing the paving work as solid, black lines along the roadways.

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(Original release/project information below)

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — City contractor crews have begun milling and paving work in the Piper Park neighborhood as part of this year’s road rehabilitation project in the city through early November.

This rehabilitation work is occurring in three phases along each roadway. During the first phase, crews from Hunter Prell work to replace sidewalk ramps along the roadways, to bring them into compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). Once the ramps are completed, Lakeland Asphalt crews start the final two phases of the rehabilitation work by first milling, removing part of the old pavement surface, and then repaving the roadway.

The following sections of roadway are included in this road rehabilitation project:

  • McKinley Avenue North, from Capital Avenue NE to East Emmett Street
  • North Wabash Avenue, from Capital Avenue NE to East Emmett Street
  • North Broad Street, from Capital Avenue NE to Bryant Street
  • Piper Avenue, from Sherman Road to Bryant Street
  • Bryant Street, from North Wabash Avenue to Convis Street
  • Radley Street, from North Wabash Avenue to Woodward Avenue
  • Sherman Road, from McKinley Avenue North to North Wabash Avenue, and from North Broad Street to East Avenue North

Crews will notify neighbors via door-hangers when their section of roadway is ready for both milling and paving. Updates will also be shared about roadways currently being milled and paved on both the city’s Nextdoor and interactive construction project map at, https://battlecreekmi.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=8bcd8770654d4e1fb8b3141be056d3e1.

Although there are no road closures during this project, when your roadway is being worked on, we ask that neighbors do not park on the street to allow milling and paving work to proceed uninterrupted. Neighbors will be able to access their driveways during this project. Crews will also be onsite to help guide neighbors around any ongoing construction, as well.

Work hours during this rehabilitation project will generally be from 7 a.m.-7 p.m. Crews expect that all sidewalk ramp replacement, milling, and paving work in the Piper Park neighborhood to be completed by early November.

We appreciate everyone’s patience during all work on our city’s infrastructure.

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