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Kentwood approves $3.06 million local share for Shafer/36th traffic circle, green-lights multiple road and utility contracts
Summary
The Kentwood City Commission unanimously approved an MDOT contract covering a traffic circle at Shafer Avenue and 36th Street, a $21,560 engineering amendment for 56th Street, a Ravines Phase 2 utility agreement, two water-system studies and an update to street lighting. Commissioners discussed summer detours and election precinct access.
The Kentwood City Commission unanimously approved a slate of infrastructure measures at its second meeting of 2026, including the city's $3,062,000 share of a major reconstruction and traffic-circle project at Shafer Avenue and 36th Street.
City staff told commissioners the Shafer/36th project is part of a larger $44,170,000 reconstruction that includes federal grant support. "Kentwood's share of the construction is estimated at 3,062,000, which includes a 10% contingency on the estimated total cost of $44,170,000," city…
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