Sidewalk ramps to accompany summer street work

The street work approved at the May 20 Village Council meeting will be complemented by the addition of Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) sidewalk approaches at each intersection affected by the repaving that will take place this summer.

Streets receiving new overlay before September 1 will include South Macomb, from Territorial to Wager; West Duncan, from Macomb to Clinton; East Vernon, from Beaufort to Torrey; Adrian, from Duncan to Furnace; and Granger, from Summit to Furnace.

“Because we are using Act 51 dollars for our street work, all sidewalk approaches on those streets must have ADA-compliant approaches,” explained Village Manager Jeff Wallace at the June 3 meeting.

The budgeted amount for the work was $36,000, and the low bid from Michael Andrews Concrete of Tecumseh came in at $37,362.50.

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by Marsha Chartrand

Marsha Johnson Chartrand, a founder, writer, and copy editor with the Manchester Mirror, is a 50-year resident of Manchester. She has a long history of volunteer and community involvement.