9/13/13 - Fowlerville Schools bus routes have had to make accommodations for the North Grand Avenue construction project, which has been delayed into the school year. The project began in June and involves improvements to sanitary sewers, storm sewer drains, and water mains along the street as well as the addition of brick parking spaces. Fowlerville Superintendent Wayne Roedel says it was scheduled for completion shortly before the beginning of the school year, but the frequent rains in the early part of the summer pushed the project back. Completion is now expected to take place before the end of September. North Grand is the main route into the village from the school system, and Transportation Supervisor Doreen Redinger says buses heading that way have had to add about 10 minutes to their route as a result. She adds that she suspected the construction would continue into the school year, and that her bus drivers are doing an excellent job of compensating for the detour. Roedel says once this project is complete a smaller project is scheduled for Grand River Avenue between North Grand and 2nd Street. It will include work on the buildings and curb on the north side of the road, and will likely be finished more quickly than the North Grand Avenue construction. (JK)
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