Downtown Mt. Clemens is moving forward with a plan that will dramatically improve its appearance by next fall.
The city plans to redo its downtown streetscape along Macomb Place from Pine Street to Gratiot Avenue with a walkway continuing down to the Clinton River.
Cherry Street from Market Street to the Roskopp Municipal Parking Lot will also be redone. The improvements include repaving the roads, new sidewalks, new street lighting, new landscaping, new sewer lines and new street furnishings.
The $3.8-million Downtown Mount Clemens Streetscape Improvement Project is expected to encourage commercial and residential investment while making downtown more pedestrian friendly. Roads will be narrowed to calm traffic and sidewalks will be widened to encourage public socialization and pedestrian comfort. The project is also expected to create a dense tree canopy to improve visual quality and provide a comfortable environment.
The deadline for firms interested in designing the project is March 30. The city is expected to make a decision by early May, submit for state funding in August, go to bid in December and start construction next spring.
For information, visit
downtownmountclemens.com or call (586) 469-4168.
Source: Arthur Mullen, executive director of the Mt. Clemens Downtown Development Authority.
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