CONSTRUCTION
 

Church Street (Consumer Energy)

Consumers Energy will be conducting vault work at the corner Michigan Avenune and Church Street beginning on Monday, May 21. There will be minor temporary lane closures and sidewalk closures at this time. Affected property owners have been noticed. 

Kalamazoo Ave. & Michigan Ave. Railroad Crossing Improvements

The Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) and the Grand Elk Railroad will be making railroad crossing improvements on I-94 Business Loop/M-43 (Kalamazoo and Michigan avenues).

Work includes reconstructing the railroad crossing on Kalamazoo Avenue near the intersection of Porter St., and also installing new railroad equipment and making associated road improvements on Michigan Avenue one block east of Pitcher Street. The work is scheduled to begin September 7, 2012 and is expected to be completed by October 5, 2012.

Eastbound traffic will be maintained using lane closures. Westbound traffic will be detoured on Harrison Street, Ransom Street, and Pitcher Street.

This project will improve railroad crossing safety for trains, motorists, and pedestrians, and provide a smoother ride for motorists crossing the tracks on Kalamazoo Avenue. The new gates added to the Michigan Avenue crossing are intended to prevent vehicles from entering the crossing when a train is present. Fore more information on the project, call the Kalamazoo Transportation Service Center at (269) 375-8900 or visit MDOT's website at: www.michigan.gov/mdot


Exchange Place

The City of Kalamazoo has approved temporary closure of Exchange Place from 11:00am to 7:30pm daily from Wednesday, April 25th to Friday, May 4. It is understood that the closure will involve the use of barricades and drums. Also, roadway on Kalamazoo Mall will not be affected during this work. This could affect deliveries during the day. Please schedule them accordingly. 

The closure is in place in order to allow new cornice work to be built on the Kalamazoo Building.  


Metropolitan Center Construction

Construction began on Wednesday, December 1, 2010 with the creation of the construction zones in E. Michigan Ave. and Lot 9. A Facebook page for the Metropolitan Center has been created for the project. This site will serve as a source of project information, including construction & leasing updates and project photos. Be sure to "like" the page and stay connected as the project continues.


Rickman House

The redevelopment project at the Rickman has begun as of February 18, 2011. Residents have been successfully relocated within the community including a number to a single location where HRI Residential Staff will continue to assist them with 24 hour support in independent living.

The project is expected to take approximately 18 months, finishing in the summer of 2012. Periodic updates will come throughout the project on construction activities that may create additional short-term traffic/pedestrian disruptions along Kalamazoo Avenue and N. Burdick Street.


Peregrine Plaza

Periodic lanes closures along South Street (just west of the Kalamazoo Mall) through 2012. More details to come.


Corporation Hall

Periodic Alley closures (Corporation Alley and Exchange Place) expected to begin in November 2011 through 2012. More details to follow.


Parking Lot #9 Redevelopment

Partial lot closures expected in fall of 2012. More details to follow.

For more information on construction projects, use the following contact information:


Downtown Kalamazoo, Inc.: Steve Deisler, 269.344.0795
City of Kalamazoo: Engineering Department, 269.337.8601
Michigan Department Of Transportation: Nick Schirripa, 269.337.3927
Consumers Energy: Dennis Berkebile, 269.337.2201