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Posted on: May 24, 2023

City Hall fire hydrant repair Thursday, E. Van Buren Street closure next Wednesday for utility work

A Battle Creek city street map showing the utility road cut work, road closure, and detour route.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — City water crews will repair a fire hydrant in the City Hall parking lot, resulting in the closure of a small area of the parking lot during work, tomorrow, Thursday, May 25.

Crews expect work on this project to occu...

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Public Works/Road Work
Posted on: May 19, 2023

Traffic signal improvement work at McCamly Street and North Avenue/6 Mile Road begins Friday

A Battle Creek city street map showing the traffic signal improvement work as a yellow box.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — City sign and signal crews will be working for the next few weeks to improve traffic signals at the intersection of McCamly Street and North Avenue/6 Mile Road, beginning Friday, May 19.

Drivers can expect temporary traffic ...

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Public Works/Road Work
Posted on: May 10, 2023

Railroad crossing repairs to close part of McCamly Street

A Battle Creek city street map showing the railroad crossing repair work and temporary road closure.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — Crews will be making railroad crossing repairs that will result in the temporary closure of part of McCamly Street beginning Wednesday, May 10.

The specific section of McCamly Street affected by this temporary closure is:

  • McC...
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Public Works/Road Work
Posted on: April 25, 2023

Skyline Drive and Hill Brady Road roundabout construction to begin Wednesday, April 26

A Battle Creek city street map showing the roundabout construction work as a black box.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — City contractors will begin construction at the intersection of Skyline Drive and Hill Brady Road, to convert the existing intersection into a roundabout, Wednesday, April 26.

During the roundabout construction at the inters...

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Public Works/Road Work
Posted on: April 7, 2023

South Union Street bridge rehabilitation project to begin Monday

The South Union Street bridge runs over the Battle Creek River.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — City contractors will begin work on the South Union Street bridge rehabilitation project Monday, April 10.

This rehabilitation project will include the replacement of the superstructure and work on the approach of the South ...

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Public Works/Road Work
Posted on: March 29, 2023

Work to replace existing lead service lines throughout city resumes

A Battle Creek city street map showing the roadways for line replacement work as dashed, blue lines.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — City contractors resume ongoing work to replace lead service lines throughout the city, beginning this week and continuing throughout the remainder of 2023.

This ongoing project has been underway for about the last two years...

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Public Works/Road Work
Posted on: March 22, 2023

Lift station installation and sewer main replacement project begin on Sisson Avenue Wednesday

A Battle Creek city street map showing the Sisson Avenue sewer project work as a light blue line.

BATTLE CREEK, Mich. — City contractors began a months-long project to install a lift station and to replace the sewer main on Sisson Avenue Wednesday, March 22.

The work will impact the entire length of Sisson Avenue, from Riverside Drive to the ...

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Posted on: February 14, 2023

4/5/2023 UPDATE: Power line work along Linear Path extended; closures, detours remain through work

A city street map showing the Battle Creek Linear Path closure (solid line) and detour (dashed line)

4/5/2023 UPDATE: Overhead power line work along Battle Creek Linear Path by city contractors has been extended for an additional 90 days, through early July, due to weather and ground conditions.

The same temporary closures and detours of two sections of t...

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