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Leonard Street closes in Grand Rapids; other new projects

Posted at 7:49 AM, Aug 04, 2015
and last updated 2015-08-04 07:49:34-04

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — Leonard Street closed Monday on Grand Rapids Northeast side as part of a long-term water main project that already has closed Lafayette Avenue for months. Leonard Street will be closed between Lafayette Avenue and Ashland Avenue, just east of Diamond Avenue, through November.

The main project aim is to “add an additional water discharge line from the Livingston pumping station to the Knapp Street water tank” that will increase reliability of water service on the city’s Northeast side, says statements from the engineering department of the city of Grand Rapids. While the roads are dug up, workers are improving local water mains, sanitary sewer lines, and storm sewer lines.

A number of other new projects are in place this week around West Michigan:

I-196 in downtown Grand Rapids:

  • Ramp from westbound I-196 to southbound US-131 closed
  • Tuesday, Aug. 4, 9 a.m. until Thursday, Aug. 6, 3 p.m.
  • Detour: West on I-196 to exit at Lane Avenue, re-enter eastbound I-196 to southbound US-131.

I-196 in downtown Grand Rapids:

  • Left lane closure on westbound I-196 over the Grand River
  • Tuesday and Wednesday, Aug. 4-5, 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. each day

I-196 in Wyoming and Grandville:

  • Lane closure on westbound I-196 from mile 72 at the Chicago Drive entrance ramp to M-11 28th Street
  • Tuesday night to Wednesday morning, Aug. 4-5, 9 p.m. to 5 a.m.

I-196 in Grandville:

  • Ramp closed from M-11 28th Street to westbound I-196
  • From Tuesday, Aug. 4, 10 a.m. through Aug. 24
  • Detour from MDOT: From eastbound 28th Street, take eastbound I-196 to Market Street, re-enter westbound I-196. From westbound 28th Street, go south on Wilson Street to Chicago Drive, west to I-196.

I-196 in Grandville:

  • Ramp closed from eastbound I-196 to 28th Street
  • Now through Aug. 20

28th Street in Grandville:

  • No turns from eastbound 28th Street to southbound Wilson Avenue
  • No turns from northbound Wilson Avenue to westbound 28th Street

I-196 between Hudsonville and Grandville:

  • Lane closure on eastbound I-196 from 8th Avenue east of M-6 to Kenowa Avenue
  • Now until Wed., Aug. 5 at 9 p.m.