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Keigo Harbor asks $1.3 million for Brock Street reconstruction to stop shoreline erosion
Summary
Keigo Harbor requested $1.3 million to reconstruct Brock Street, build a sheet‑pile seawall and dredge a canal where erosion has encroached 5–10 feet on the roadway; city officials said the work would stabilize neighborhood infrastructure and support downtown redevelopment plans tied to regional corridor improvements.
Rep. Arbit presented a $1.3 million LDSI request for Brock Street reconstruction in Keigo Harbor to halt decades of shoreline erosion and recurrent flooding that, officials said, has caused 5–10 feet of land loss along the canal and has endangered nearby utilities and homes.
Interim city manager Joe Gaucho described the project as a nuts‑and‑bolts infrastructure repair: installing a sheet‑pile seawall on the canal’s south side, riprap erosion control on the north side (where deed restrictions limit seawall placement), dredging sediment (an estimated 5–10 feet of material) to restore navigability and rebuilding the roadway with new grading so stormwater flows into green space rather than toward residential properties. He said the total project estimate (as of last October) is $1.5 million and the city requested $1.3 million from the program while pursuing other local funding and aligning plans with an Oakland County road reconstruction scheduled in 2028.
Committee members asked about traffic counts, jurisdictional responsibilities (Cast Lake Road is an Oakland County Commission road) and project sustainability. Gaucho said the project ties to corridor redevelopment plans and local TIFA support for accompanying greenscape improvements.
