City approves engineering services
On Monday, Sept. 27, Fenton City Council unanimously approved a proposed scope of engineering services for the Main Street rehabilitation project.
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On Monday, Sept. 27, Fenton City Council unanimously approved a proposed scope of engineering services for the Main Street rehabilitation project.
âDan Brisson, DPW director, said the cityâs engineering firm, OHM Engineering Advisors, is preparing bid specifications for concrete joint repairs, concrete spalling repairs, and concrete sealing for the Fenton Mill Pond dam. Maintenance also will address minor erosion concerns and different locations on the retaining walls on both sides of the dam. ââAll proposed repairs are typical surface maintenance repairs that all concrete dams experience over time,â Brisson said. âThe project has a preliminary cost of approximately $200,000, which the city will pay. â...
âThe city was awarded $1,964,293 in federal and state funding for road surfacing. âDan Brisson, Public Works director, said the total project is estimated to cost $2,507,600 with the cityâs participation cost estimated at $543,307. Engineering for the project is covered by the MDOT agreement and the city will have to pay 100 percent of engineering costs. âThe portion of Silver Lake Road westward from Poplar Street to be rehabilitated is 1.53 miles long. The project consists of asphalt milling and resurfacing, concrete curb, gutter and ramp repair, guardrail ends, pedestria...
âThese are the ongoing projects: Owen Road bridge âThe Michigan Department of Public Transportation (MDOT) is doing repair work on the Owen Road bridge. Workers are replacing the barriers on the outside of the bridge, doing repair work on some of the steel beams underneath, doing deck replacements, repairing the joints on top and more. âThey also will complete an epoxy flood coating on the whole surface of the bridge in the summer of 2022. âAfter the Owen Road bridge is done, MDOT will begin work on the Silver Lake Road overpass. MDOT also plans to complete maintenance on ...
During its work session Monday, March 1, Fenton City Council motioned to move forward with a residential Cross Connection inspection program, and have HydroCorp to provide inspection and management services