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Walker approves MDOT contract to add mid‑block crossings on Fred Meyer Standale Trail
Summary
The Walker City Commission approved a contract with the Michigan Department of Transportation to build three mid‑block pedestrian islands on the Fred Meyer Standale Trail, using a $175,000 Transportation Alternatives grant and city-administered construction services; Commissioner Chase recused.
The Walker City Commission on Aug. 25 approved a contract with the Michigan Department of Transportation to install three mid‑block pedestrian islands along the Fred Meyer Standale Trail, city officials said.
City Engineer Scott Connors told commissioners the project covers three locations — Remembrance and Justin, Leonard Street (near a temporary crossing installed last year) and Kinney and Waldorf — and will be put out to bid by MDOT. “They give us the same cautions every time,” Connors said, adding that the city will provide construction administration for MDOT on the project.
The city will apply a $175,000 Transportation Alternatives grant toward the work; Connors said MDOT will bill the city incrementally for the remainder of the project, “about another $100,000” (he described that amount as approximate). Officials said the improvements are intended to improve safe crossing for people walking and biking along the Standale Trail.
Commissioner D'Shane corrected an earlier street name in Connors’s description, saying the northern site will be at Kinney and Waldorf, not Maynard. Commissioner Chase recused from consideration of the MDOT resolution; the commission voted to approve the contract on a motion to adopt Resolution 25‑770.
The project was described as relatively small but potentially impactful to trail safety; MDOT will solicit bids and the city will manage construction administration under the approved contract.
Provisional timeline and detailed construction phasing were not given at the meeting; Connors said MDOT plans to advertise the project “this coming Friday or next Friday.”
