Fall 2024 Construction Updates on MI-5 Northeast Tieback Levee

Construction of Railway Avenue is nearing completion and is scheduled to be open to through traffic starting Friday evening, November 15th.  There will be ongoing work in the boulevards and behind the back of the sidewalk, so please exhibit caution while traveling through the corridor. 

Work completed in this corridor since the roadway was first closed consisted of the following items:

·         2,500 Feet of Concrete Floodwall

·         2,300 Feet of Earthen Embankment

·         4,400 Feet of Roadway Improvements

·         Nearly 53,000 Feet of Underground Utilities were removed and replaced. 

Work on the stormwater pump station is expected to continue through the Winter, the final construction of Phase MI-5 expected next summer.