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Commission approves $3 million design contract for West Michigan/South Lovell under RAISE planning grant

Kalamazoo City Commission · March 2, 2026
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Summary

The commission authorized the City Manager to execute a professional-services agreement with Whiteman Associates to design the West Michigan/South Lovell corridor using RAISE planning funds; staff outlined NEPA, coordination with MDOT and floodplain concerns and set a construction window of late 2028–2029 for major work.

The Kalamazoo City Commission authorized the City Manager at its March 2 meeting to execute a professional-services agreement with Whiteman Associates for design work on West Michigan and South Lovell, funded through a RAISE 2022 planning grant.

Dennis Randolph, public works division manager, described the project as part of a multi-year corridor program funded by federal grants that will include surveying, preliminary design, NEPA processing and coordination with MDOT and FHWA. He said the…

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