Monthly Archives: May 2022

(May 27, 2022 3:05 PM) The City of Jackson today announced two construction projects will begin soon. South Elm Street One block of a busy Jackson street is closing to traffic for sewer construction. S. Elm Avenue between E. Michigan Avenue and TenEyck Street will be closed by the City of Jackson from Wednesday, June 1 to Friday, June 3 for crews to complete the installation of a storm sewer for the redevelopment of a nearby property. S. Elm Avenue is a major thoroughfare on the east side of Jackson. Because this is a short closure period, a detour route will not be provided. However, since this is a high traffic area, local drivers should be prepared for the closure. Road closure signs will be installed well in advance of the shut down on Elm Avenue at Page, Plymouth, Ganson and North streets so drivers know to seek alternate routes. Greenwood Avenue Greenwood Avenue reconstruction is scheduled to commence on or about Monday, June 6, 2022. The primary purpose of the project is to remove the surface of the pavement with a mill and then repave the street with a single layer of new hot mix asphalt. The project will…

(May 27, 2022 12:48 PM) The City of Jackson today issued a weekly construction update on the various projects underway: West Avenue construction update:  Over the past week, the contractor has worked with multiple crews to progress the project forward. One crew completed the connections of the new water main on West Avenue to the city-wide system at the Franklin, Washington and Michigan Avenue intersections. Other crews continued the work on installing new copper pipe for water services to each building within the work zone. At this point, new copper pipe has been installed for approximately half of the houses.  Next week, the primary focus will be the continuation of copper service pipe installation. Also next week, the plumbing subcontractor will start the work in the basements to connect the new copper service pipes to houses’ plumbing systems. The plumbing work with coordinated with the residents to gain access to the basements. Wisner Street traffic signal construction update:  Over the past week, the contractor has installed mast arms on the new poles at the North Street and Argyle Street intersections. They also installed the new signal heads at the Argyle Street intersection. At Argyle, the last components that have yet…

Workers install drainage systems at the I-94 and 127 interchange.  MDOT photo. (May 26, 2022 4:46 PM) Governor Gretchen Whitmer announced that major road repair projects, lane closures and road detours are expected to begin next week across the state. The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) projects include I-94 ramp work in Jackson. Eastbound I-94 ramp to US-127/M-50 (West Avenue) closed in Jackson starting May 31.  MDOT will close the eastbound I-94 ramp to US-127/M-50 (West Avenue) in Jackson for ramp rebuilding.   Eastbound I-94 traffic heading for US-127/M-50 (West Avenue) will be detoured to continue on eastbound I-94 to the M-106 (Cooper Street) interchange, then westbound I-94 back to US127/M-50 (West Avenue). Please follow posted detours. Motorists are advised to seek alternate routes. The start date of this closure is Tuesday, May 31 with completion scheduled for June 27. This work is part of MDOT's ongoing $120 million investment to rebuild and widen I-94 near the Airport Road interchange to just west of the east US-127/I-94 interchange in Blackman and Leoni Township. The I-94 project involves upgrading the US-127/M-50 (West Avenue)/I-94 interchange to a diverging diamond interchange, the Elm Road interchange with roundabouts, and the Lansing Avenue bridge over I-94…