This week’s Dig Jackson update includes concrete work continuing on Michigan Avenue, Park/Horton/Hickory intersection change has commenced and Kibby Road Project to begin next week.
W Michigan Avenue between Brown and Steward (MDOT)
Work on this MDOT administered project to replace water mains, sewers, sidewalks and reconstruct the road with new curb and gutters and concrete pavement continues on schedule.
All water mains along the stretch of W. Michigan Ave. have been installed, and contractors have connected the main and sanitary sewer to homes and businesses along that stretch. Crews continue to pave the south side of the street beginning at Brown Street and heading east, while also working to curb and gutter that stretch.
Crews are currently placing concrete at the intersection of Michigan and Steward, and continue to prepare the south side of the street for concrete between West Avenue and downtown Jackson. Traffic shifts near Louis Glick intersection are expected in the coming weeks.
Electrical crews worked to install the bases for traffic signal arms along Louis Glick Highway – moving east. Once Louis Glick Highway is complete, crews will for to install bases along Washington Avenue.
Kibby Road between West Avenue and City Limits
This project consists of
1) removal and replacement of the pavement on the south side of the Kibby Road boulevard with new gravel base and hot mix asphalt,
2) removal of the curb and pavement on the north side,
3) construction of a roundabout at the intersection of Kibby and Denton and
4) construction of a new non-motorized mixed-use trail with a concrete surface in the location of the former north side of the Kibby Road boulevard.
The project is scheduled to begin September 10.
The project will be constructed in two phases. Phase 1 will consist of water main replacement and trail construction in the fall of 2017. Phase 2 will consist of street paving and roundabout construction in the spring of 2018.
PAKA Trail/Horton Road Intersection
This project constructed a new non-motorized mixed-use trail with a concrete surface between New Leaf Park located at the intersection of Fourth Street and the City’s MLK Equality Trail and Park Road at Sharp Park School.
The trail is now complete, and Jackson City Council approved the second phase of construction. The second phase will begin to correct the Park, Horton and Hickory intersection. Jackson County Commissioners voted to approve the project – of which Jackson County is paying a portion – at their last commission meeting.
The project has begun, with portions of Horton Road and Park Road closed to through traffic as crews finish up the trail where it intersections the intersection and work to realign the intersection itself.
Various work set for this autumn
Jackson City Council recently approved projects along First Street, between Franklin and Washington; Jackson Street, between Franklin and Washington; Cortland Street, between Franklin and Washington; Michigan Avenue, between First and Blackstone; Dewey Avenue, between Clinton and Lansing; and Fleming, between Maquire and Blakely for water main replacement and trench construction.
These projects are scheduled to begin in September and finish in November – and all projects include replacing the watermain beneath the street and finishing with a patch seal, not a full reconstruction, following the infrastructure work.
Crews began work on Jackson Street and Dewey Avenue last week. Contractors will begin work on Fleming next week.
Preventative maintenance
Work to crack seal some 25 miles of various streets within the City of Jackson is scheduled to begin in September and finish in November.
