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Kentwood approves $1.41 million 2026 street resurfacing program, full reconstructions slated for summer
Summary
The Kentwood City Commission approved an annual street resurfacing and maintenance program totaling $1,413,195 (including a 10% contingency). Staff described a color-coded map of treatments and said full reconstructions will run June–September.
The Kentwood City Commission on a unanimous vote approved the city’s 2026 street resurfacing and routine maintenance program, a package city staff said totals $1,413,195, including a 10% contingency.
Brad, a city staff presenter, told commissioners the program covers residential streets and includes cape sealing, road patching, striping, raising castings and select full reconstructions. "The cost this year is $1,413,195 including a 10% contingency," Brad said. He noted two packet attachments: a map showing locations and a cost breakdown by treatment type.
Commissioners asked for specifics about the map’s color coding and schedules. Brad explained the blue areas denote full reconstruction — the most intensive work — and that blue projects are planned to take place from June 1 through September, meaning they could extend across weeks to months. Green indicates a two-treatment cape seal (typically a couple of days), pink refers to a product the city will use this year called "Reclimate" (a matter of hours), and orange represents overbanding and crack filling (usually completed within a day). "So anything but the blue really isn't gonna impact folks that much," Brad said.
Commissioner Moroder pressed for clarity on expected durations tied to colors; Brad reiterated that only full reconstructs (blue) would have significant multi-week impacts, while cape seals and the Reclimate application would be short-duration operations.
Brad also confirmed which corridors are included and noted some adjacent work by other jurisdictions (Patterson and Broadmoor projects) that may cause traffic interactions. Commissioner Morgan clarified that 44th west of Kalamazoo will not be worked on this year; Brad confirmed it is scheduled for next year.
The commission approved the program by motion and vote. The staff packet includes a map and a line-item breakdown of streets and costs; the packets were the source Brad cited for the cost allocation details.
Next steps: staff will proceed with contracting and scheduling the work outlined in the approved program. The packet lists streets targeted this year and shows treatment type by segment.
