$2.2 Million Dearborn Sewer, Road Project in March
Morley storm sewer separation and repaving is set to begin in March. City officials say the project will be done before Dearborn Homecoming in August.
Get ready for a new round of street construction and detours, due in part to Dearborn’s massive Combined Sewer Overflow Control Project.
Beginning in March, road crews will begin work on a $1.75 million storm sewer separation project on Morley Avenue, between Military and Monroe, shutting the road down to Morley residents only.
The construction project calls for new 8-inch water mains to be installed, replacing existing 6-inch diameter pipes. New storm sewers also will be installed, going from the current 15-inch diameter pipes to new 30-inch ones. The storm pipes will be routed directly into the Rouge River, via Military Street. Existing 21-inch pipes, which currently carry both storm and sanitary waste along both sides of Morley, will not be replaced. These large pipes will become dedicated sanitary sewers for this area.
This project, which also calls for the complete repaving of Morley, along with new driveway aprons for all residents (sod will be replaced in September) must all be completed before Dearborn Homecoming. Yes, that means the end of July, including the repaving of one block of Howard and one block of Mason, both between Morley and Garrison.
Dearborn officials have promised residents along Morley that this aggressive contruction project will be completed before Homecoming in August or the company hired will face penalties. Bids from construction companies to the city were due last week. Now Dearborn city officials must quickly select a company to kick off the project.
The second part of this project calls for the reconstruction of Oakwood between Morley and Michigan Avenue. This road repair is scheduled to begin in August (after Homecoming) and run through November. That price tag is $450,000.
In 2010, Dearborn officials are tentatively looking at repaving and replacing pipes along Monroe, between Morley and Michigan. That project, if kicked off, would also run from March to August in 2010.
City officials say similar future construction projects would eventually have to take place along Mason and Howard streets, between Garrison and Michigan Avenue, depending on the needs of future businesses along those streets.
February 9th, 2009 at 9:44 am
Let’s start placing bets. This is going to be done in six months? Before Homecoming? Who wants to take a wager on that one?
February 9th, 2009 at 10:06 am
Taking Bets, sure thing I’ll take that bet, I guess you missed the part that said Dearborn officials promised residents that the project would be completed by homecoming in August (no year designated) or the company hired will face penalties. That’s enough to scare the hell out of whoever gets this job.
February 9th, 2009 at 4:21 pm
Never happen. O’Reilly is blowing smoke up the neighborhoods ass.
February 9th, 2009 at 7:32 pm
Yeah, they’ll complete this right after Michigan Avenue is repaved, most likely during Kwaymes first term as Mayor of Dearborn and right after Obama’s stimilus checks arrive allowing us all to move to Bloomfield Hills COD.
February 9th, 2009 at 11:39 pm
Larry, go easy on Jack. He has done a lot of great things for Dearborn. He is trying but it’s not easy working with a brain dead group of council members. Besides, this job is in the hands of the contractor, who must be approved by those idiots that make up our council.
February 10th, 2009 at 9:21 am
Thankfully the contractors in the projects is not BK.
February 10th, 2009 at 7:20 pm
I’ll take that bet. This job will be done on time. The big question is whether it will come in on budget. That is a bet no one in their right mind would sign up for.
February 10th, 2009 at 8:20 pm
Let’s hope they complete these projects on time. If they don’t, since they’re vital projects and Dearborn is facing other more serious issues, let’s at least be thankful in these tough times they’re being done at all even if they take longer than projected.
February 12th, 2009 at 8:47 am
There are some perfect examples above of the delusional residents that live in this. The fact is that no other city does more investing in their infrastructure than Dearborn. Hey, George why don’t you see how Dearborn Heights is doing. Do you ever see any construction going on there? How about the frequent basement flooding and weak water pressure. The spoiled residents of Dearborn who lived here in the Hubbard age still think the City should plow their sidewalks and rake their leaves. The City now has 1/3 of the staff it had in those days, yet somehow things still get done. Do you think every other city has public meetings and hands out so many informational letters to their residents regarding construction progress in their area? Half of the work in the City is correcting the poor work from previous generations. Who thought it was a good idea to mix rainwater with raw sewage and let it spill into the river? Residents and businesses expect the City to fix everything, but please don’t cause any inconvenience us or make any noise or dust. The mentality of helping oneself is gone these days. I guess the City should schedule construction around you graduation party or garage sale, and don’t dare wake me up with construction noise; I like to sleep in. Example: The City spent $6million constructing the Warren Avenue Streetscape project between Schaefer and Lonyo. Not one business owner showed up at the pulic meeting before the project started although they received personal invitations from the Mayor’s assistant, yet many of them complained that the project was putting them out of business because they couldn’t park in the street. I guess we should have just let it keep rotting away with empty storefronts, 40 year old poorly functioning streetlights, broken sidewalks and planters full of weeds. Dearborn residents are spoiled by the services and care that the City provides and need to suck it up and help yourselves and your City. The Hubbard days are gone.
February 12th, 2009 at 5:03 pm
Mr. Reality, you’ve said it well and I totally agree with you.
February 13th, 2009 at 10:40 am
The fact that the city is again offering residents beautiful types of trees for as little as $25 futher substantiates what Mr. Reality states about all that Dearborn does for it’s citizens.
No other city I know of gives its citizens what Dearborn does with lean budgets at a time when most other cities simply never even had the services or have cut many services. As much as we criticize our city and it’s leaders, at times justifiably so, we should be glad to see that we get far more return on our tax dollars than any other city I know of.
February 13th, 2009 at 1:03 pm
Louie D, I don’t think to many could disagree with that.
February 15th, 2009 at 3:16 pm
Glad to hear you’re onboard Donna.