Fenton Considering $12,000 Storm Water Study for North Leroy Street

Area to be examined would be the east side of North Leroy, from Dauner Road heading north to the city limits.

After two heavy rain storms, Fenton City Council is considering a $12,000 study of the storm sewer system on the east side of North Leroy Street. Depending on when Fenton receives an opinion from the city attorney, the issue could come before council for a decision on Monday, Mayor Sue Osborn said. The heavy rains caused flooding in the North Leroy Street area, and business owners voiced concerns to Fenton city staff about flooding in the street and on private property, said Director of Public Works Daniel Czarnecki. During their discussions, business owners and city staff discussed what could be done about the problem, including a possible storm drainage study for the area of North Leroy Street from Dauner Road to the north city limits. …

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North Leroy Street in Fenton Opens to Traffic Sunday

The $1.5 million project is 95 percent complete, DPW director says.

Rain on Friday meant the paving on North Leroy Street finished Sunday, leaving the approximately $1.5 million project 95 percent complete, Fenton Department of Public Works Director Daniel Czarnecki said Monday. Adding traffic lane lines and new signs, and doing restoration work and cleaning need to be done, he said. A final inspection will take place before the last payments are made. The city contributed $280,000 of the funding, with $1.12 million coming through federal transportation funds. Including engineering costs, the project cost over $1.5 million. Next year’s Streetscape Project will make the North Leroy one look rather small, Czarnecki added. The North Leroy project began May 14, and the road was open Sunday, said Councilman Les…

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All Lanes of Fenton's Leroy Street Scheduled to Open Next Friday

Road will be much improved after the construction, council members say.

All lanes of North Leroy Street are scheduled to be open to traffic on Sept. 21, as Fenton's approximately $1.32 million improvement project winds to an end. "Hang on and you'll have a speed trap out there again," said Councilman Les Bland at Monday's meeting. Construction began May 14, and it will have taken less than four months to complete it, Bland said. That's a very good time period for a project of its size, he added, and North Leroy Street will be ten times better than it ever was when the work is completed. It will be a very good road, Mayor Sue Osborn agreed. In the meantime, all of the businesses on North Leroy street are accessible to customers. "You have to have patience and be courteous," said Mayor Pro Tem Cheryl King. "Let'…

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North Leroy Street Resurfacing Project Begins

Access to all businesses will remain open during construction.

The North Leroy Street Resurfacing Project has begun. Limited lane closures are in effect from North Road to the city limits. The street has been reduced to one lane in each direction during the work. Traffic signals have been adjusted to help traffic flow through the project. City officials are urging residents to be patient as they travel through the construction area. Access to all businesses will remain open during construction.  "Please continue to visit the businesses in the North Leroy Steet corridor," Fenton Public Works Director Dan Czarnecki said. Currently the northbound lanes and center turn lane have been closed for construction as the contractor makes drainage improvements, performs pavement and curb repairs, addresses the …

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Fenton's North LeRoy Street Project to Begin Soon

It's expected to finish by the end of August; access to businesses and a lane in each direction will stay open.

With warmer weather, comes road construction season. And Fenton area motorists can expect to see construction signs and orange barrels soon on North LeRoy Street. Still, a lane in each direction and access to businesses will remain open throughout the project, said Department of Public Works Director Daniel Czarnecki. Construction on the city of Fenton's North LeRoy Street project is expected to start early next month and wrap up for the most part by the last Friday in August, before school begins, Czarnecki said. The city is opening bids from contractors on Friday, with the total project estimated at around $1.32 million. In addition to construction, expenses include engineering and materials testing. Fenton's engineering consultants for …

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County Road Project Could Conflict with Fenton's $1.32 Million North Leroy Reconstruction

City set to repave North Leroy Street, Genesee County Road Commission widening Fenton Road.

City Makes Engineering Preparations for $1.25 Million North LeRoy Street Project

Contract with Orchard, Hiltz & McCliment is not to exceed $147,860

North LeRoy Street will be the city of Fenton's major project in 2012. Fenton has $1.25 million in funding for it, which includes $750,000 through the state and $500,000 from the city's fiscal year 2011 and 2012 capital improvement program. It will repair North LeRoy Street, from North Road to the city limits, said Department of Public Works Director Daniel Czarnecki. Fenton plans to work with the Genesee County Road Commission, which is preparing to repair Fenton Road — which turns into LeRoy Street as one goes south — from the Fenton City limits northward. Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) is bidding out the North LeRoy Street project, due to the state funding involved, Czarnecki said. Bidding could take place during the …

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