Recent construction along Grand River Avenue between Harrison Road and Hillcrest Avenue is part of a larger sidewalk reconstruction project that has been ongoing for about a year.
Director of Public Works Todd Sneathen said the city has been replacing sidewalks in the surrounding neighborhoods since last fall as part of East Lansing’s hazardous sidewalk program. Traffic along Grand River has been shifted to the middle lane where workers are present to accommodate the construction.
The sidewalks are being repaired to fix trip hazards and smooth walkways to better comply with standards set by the Americans With Disabilities Act.
“If it doesn’t meet (the act’s) standards, we need to replace it,” Sneathen said.
Sneathen said the actual replacement process likely will be completed sometime next week, while the reconstruction process — which includes replacing top soil near the new sidewalks — might take a little longer.
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