Phase 1 USDA Water Project to Begin

The City of Negaunee is announcing that construction of the Phase-1 USDA Water Project will begin this month. The project will take place over two years, starting in 2022 and ending in 2023. Construction will begin mid-August and end late October.

The $5.5M project will upgrade 11,000 feet of water mains, decrease freeze ups, improve water quality, and decrease leaks, as well as, replace road surfaces and some sidewalks. Some street lighting upgrades will also occur, but are not part of the water project.

The following streets will be affected:

2022

Peninsula St.

Bay De Noc St.

Maple Street (Mass St. to US-41)

Oak Street (Mass St. to US-41)

Pine Street (Mass St. to US-41)

McKenzie Ave. (Bluff St. to Clark St.)

Water St. (Hungerford Ave. to Victoria Ave.)

2023

Iron Street

Marquette Street

Carr St. (Oak St. to Everett St.)

Everett Street (Oak St. to Burt St.)

Carr alleyway (Baldwin St.to Oak St.)

Burt St. (Prince St. to Everett St.)

Sheldon Street

Lakeview Street

Those affected by this project will be contacted by Oberstar Inc., the general contractor. They answer questions concerning parking, trash collection, and other project related questions.

“No water rate increase will be made related to this project, City Manager Nate Heffron report.

More information will be released on the remainder of this project next spring.

Questions concerning this release may be directed to the attention of the City Manager, Nate Heffron at (906) 475-7700 ext. 11.