Battle Creek Moves Forward With 2017 Street Treatment Program (List Inside)

Treatment of City streets is now set to begin.

The City of Battle Creek says that on Tuesday night, the 2017 Street treatment program was approved, with work beginning now and running til November, weather permitting. Chip sealing, Crack filing and Microsurfacing will be taking place.

Chip Sealing is a method involving the application of small chips in liquid asphalt, covered by a layer of asphalt called a fog seal. this can extend pavement life by five to six years.

Crack Filling aims to prevent the widening of cracks by filling them with a cold liquid asphalt.

Microsurfacing usually lasts around five to eight years, and involves the adding of a layer of a mixture of rock, asphalt, water and other additives.

Streets that will be seeing work include Capital Ave, McCamly St and Jackson St W; the complete list is below.

Chip seal

• Arbor Street - Columbia to south end
• Artesian Court - Clark to Rook
• Ashley Street -  Margaret to Michigan
• Baker Court - Cleveland to west end
• Bechman Avenue - Territorial to Columbia
• Black Cherry - Lane Cherrywood to Blackhawk
• Blackhawk Drive - Apple Blossom to Black Cherry
• Blanche Street - Orient to Meachem
• Bluff Street - Cleveland to Riverside
• Brewer Drive North - Weeks to Golden
• Buick Drive - Black Cherry to Chalmers
• Burr Street - Pleasant to Bechman
• Burr Street - McCrea to Boulder
• Butler Street - Lafayette to Parrish
• Clair Street - First to Second
• Clark Street - Rook Street to Michigan
• Cleveland Street - Rittenhouse to Goguac
• Colvin Avenue - Michigan to north end
• Dawn Street - Romance to Sylvan
• E Burnham Street - Capital to Riverside
• E McCrea Drive - Goguac to Burr
• Elsmere Street - E Burnham to Territorial
• Fairhome Avenue - W Burnham to Territorial
• First Street - Gilbert to Stone
• Flint Street/Mike Humes Way - Division to Elm
• Gardenia Street - Coolidge to south end
• Geiger Avenue - Ludwig to Michigan
• Gilbert Street - First to Michigan
• Green Street - Charlton to Elm
• Hanover Street - Parkway to Seedorf
• Hayes Street - Lafayette to Hamblin
• Hazel Street - Northside to Parkway
• Helen M Montgomery Avenue - Howland to Washington
• Highland Boulevard W - West end to 20th
• Hillsdale Street - Coolidge to Goodale
• Honey Lane - LaVista to east end
• Hubert Avenue - Washington to east end
• Hudson Avenue - Baldwin to Northside
• Huntington Boulevard - Abbington Circle to Stone Jug
• Iden Street - west end to Stringham
• Kenosha Street - Fonda to South
• LaVista Boulevard - S Territorial to Columbia
• Leland Drive N - Weeks to Golden
• Lennon Street - Sherbrooke to Michigan
• Lillie Street - Wa Wee Nork to Honey
• Limit Street - Waubascon to Roseneath
• Linwood Avenue - Simmons to Presidential
• Maple Grove Avenue - Capital to Wren
• Margaret Street - Ashley to Spencer
• Mary Street - Elm to Mott
• Maryland Drive - Washington to Gardenia
• Michael Street - Maple Grove to Wagner
• Midway Court - Main to Douglas
• Minges Creek Place - Beckley to Glen Cross
• Mott Street - Mary to Cliff
• N 20th Street - Michigan to Industrial Park
• N 25th Street - Goguac to Highland
• N 26th Street - Floral to Highland
• N Washington Avenue - Coolidge to Goodale
• N Woodrow Avenue - Goguac to Eldred
• Nevada Street - Shepard to Third
• Orin Street - Washington to Hanover
• Pauline Street - Kenosha to south end
• Pleasant Avenue - Goguac to Eldred
• Presidential Drive - west end to Mason
• Reese Road - Hill Brady to east end
• Review Avenue - north end to Goodale
• Ridgemoor Street - Michigan to Limit
• Romance Street - Columbia to Dawn
• Rook Street - Clark to Rook Court
• Russell Street - Allene to Everett
• Sawgrass Lane - west end to Turnberry
• Second Street - Clair to Porter
• Service Street - west end to Cass
• South Avenue - Kenosha to south end
• Spartan Drive - Limit to Wolverine
• Sylvan Street - Dawn to Wa Wee Nork
• Tennyson Avenue - Capital to Harrison
• Turnberry Lane - Helmer to Division
• W Bidwell Street - Pleasant to LaVista
• W Burnham Street - LaVista to McCrea
• W Burnham Street - west end to Meachem
• W Coolidge Street - Washington to Redner
• W McCrea Drive - Burnham to Eldred
• W Meadowlawn Avenue - Wilds to Gardenia
• Walter Avenue - Congress to Emmett
• Waubascon Road - Morgan to Limit
• Wa Wee Nork Drive - Woodrow to Sylvan
• Wa Wee Nork Drive - Romance to Columbia
• Webber Street - LaVista to Fairhome
• Wilds Street - Coolidge to Goodale
• Wiltshire Avenue - Burr to Eldred
• Wolverine Drive - Waubascon to Spartan

Chip seal -- alleys

• Mint Street - Washington to Meachem
• Rhimes Avenue - Goguac to Battle Creek
• Alley No. 4 - Poplar to Union
• Alley No. 5 - Alley No. 4 to Cherry
• Alley No. 6 - Alley No. 4 to Cherry
• Alley No. 8 - Wagner to Capital
• Alley No. 9 - Orchard to Sherman
• Fremont Place - Orchard to Fremont
• Alley No. 11 - Sherman to Emmett
• Alley No. 13 - Hunter to Pitman
• Harvard Court - Harvard to Garfield
• Hoffman Court - Harvard to west end
• Alley No. 15 - Calhoun to Glenwood
• Alley No. 18 - Althea to Barney

Microsurfacing

• Alco Avenue - S 28th to Apperson
• Ansted Drive - Alco to Apperson
• Apperson Road - S 28th to south end
• Applewood Place - Country Club Terrace to Briarhill
• Beachfield Drive - Riverside to east end
• Briarhill Drive - Riverside to Country Club Terrace
• Cherry Lane - Country Club Terrace to Briarhill
• Country Club Terrace - Riverside to Briarhill
• Edgebrook Drive - Hillbrook to lift station
• Highland Avenue - W Columbia to Latimer
• Hillbrook Drive - Edgebrook to E Minges
• Lynwood Drive - N Minges to eastern creek
• Minges Circle - entire length
• Minges Road - E Riverside to Hillbrook
• Turner Street - W Michigan to W Van Buren

Crack filling

• Bechman Avenue N - Territorial W to Goguac W
• Beckwith Road - Capital SW to Hamilton E
• Birch Hill Drive - Christy Drive to Shortridge
• Brookfield Drive - Birch Hill to Riverside
• Burnham Street - E Fonda to South
• Capital Avenue NE - Michigan to North
• Capital Avenue SW - Dickman W to Michigan
• Carl Avenue - Dickman W to south Freedom Lane entrance
• Cass Street N - Van Buren W to Champion
• Cherrywood Lane - Helmer S to end of phase I
• Christy Drive - entire length
• Christy Road - entire length
• Fairfield Avenue - Woodrow S to Arbor
• Flora Lane - Knapp to Summit
• Goguac Street E - Capital SW to Riverside
• Gould Street - Michigan W to Van Buren W
• Hamilton Lane E - Capital SW to Riverside
• Illinois Street - Lathrop to Kingman E
• Jackson Street W - Kendall S to Washington S
• Langley Road E - Capital SW to Hamilton E
• LaVista Boulevard S - Wa Wee Nork to Honey
• Liberty Street - McCamly S to Capital SW
• McCamly Street N - State W to Van Buren W
• Meadow Drive - Capital SW to Riverside
• Oakside Drive - Beckwith to Rebecca
• Parkway Drive - Langley E to Beckwith
• Plymouth Street - Parkway to Jordan
• Poplar Street - Van Buren E to Capital NE
• Rebecca Road - Capital SW to Oakside
• Shortridge Road - entire length
• South Avenue - Oakhill to Dickman E
• Stone Avenue - Porter to First
• Summit Drive - Flora to Knapp
• Union Street S - Capital to Van Buren
• Watkins Lane - Minges S to east end
• Waupakisco Beach - 200 feet
• Westfield Drive - Northfield to Southfield
• Wood Street - N Parkway to Greenwood