Road repairs are wrapping up

Casmere St. was recently milled down and repairs were made its foundation. New sidewalks at all of the intersections were also installed. Repaving the street will begin this coming Monday or Tuesday.

Casmere St. was recently milled down and repairs were made its foundation. New sidewalks at all of the intersections were also installed. Repaving the street will begin this coming Monday or Tuesday.

 

By Charles Sercombe
Residents near Casmere can soon breathe easier.
Or at least enjoy smoother driving on the street.
The street was milled a few weeks ago and crews have been making repairs to the foundation and installing new sidewalks at the intersections to conform to the Americans with Disabilities Act.
And now the final touch is about to happen. According to the city’s weekly engineering report, asphalt paving will take place starting this coming Monday or Tuesday.
The street will have to be closed off for the paving, and the city says it will inform resident near the street of the closing a few days before.
Similar work is being done on Trowbridge, from Jos. Campau to Gallagher. Repaving of the street is scheduled for the week of Oct. 3.
Next up is Botsford, where milling will take place between Jos. Campau and Fleming.
Down in the southend, work is wrapping up on a major sewer line replacement project. One last piece of the pipe is expected to be installed starting on Sept. 28.
After that the concrete work will be completed. In all it will take another three to four weeks to complete.
The new sewer is expected to help reduce basement flooding – a problem that is widespread in the city when heavy rains fall. But it is only the first major step in what will take upwards of $40 million to finally solve.
Funding sources for the next round of repairs has not yet been found.

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