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MEDIA ALERT - Completed City Projects Make for a Better Lansing

CSO Control Program and Major Road Projects Improve Lansing's Health, Environment and Infrastructure

November 17, 2010

----- WHAT: Fall media roundtable recapping the City of Lansing's major projects of the 2010 construction season; preview of next year's initiatives

WHO: Representatives of the media will be addressed by Chad Gamble, P.E., City of Lansing Public Service Director, and Dean Johnson, P.E., City Engineer

WHEN: 10 a.m., Thursday, November 18, 2010

WHERE: City of Lansing Council Chambers 10th Floor, City Hall 124 W. Michigan Ave., Lansing, MI

DETAILS: The Combined Sewer Overflow (CSO) Control Program had a successful construction season, leading to a healthier environment and better infrastructure for the City of Lansing. At the conclusion of the 2010 season, the sewer separation project is now 70 percent complete.

Two of Lansing's busiest areas received sewer separation: West Saginaw Street between Westmoreland Avenue and North Chestnut Street, and South Washington Avenue between Mount Hope Avenue and Holmes Road.

Major successes in both CSO project areas included a smooth flow of traffic on roadways surrounding Ingham Regional Medical Center and Sparrow St. Lawrence campus. Despite these shifts in traffic, businesses along West Saginaw Street and South Washington Avenue were open and accessible throughout the construction season.

In addition to the CSO work, several other major projects were completed, including reconstructed and resurfaced roads, construction of sidewalks and streetscape beautification.

A presentation of the CSO Control Program and the City of Lansing's completed construction projects, as well as a preview of next year's initiatives will be presented at the media roundtable. For more information and project details, please visit www.Lansingmi.gov and www.LansingCSO.com

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