Local Roads – 2025 Crushing & Resurfacing Program

Tacoma Hills: July 3 - Tacoma Blvd, Lagoon Drive, Pawnee Trail, and Pawnee Circle were paved (1 of 2 asphalt courses). Drive approaches were paved (1 of 2 asphalt courses). Any drives that were not paved will be completed on Monday, July 7. Coming up Ditch cleanout will continue, and slope restoration will begin next week (placing and grading topsoil and seeding). Final paving is set to take place sometime during the week ending July 19. An update with the paving schedule will be sent out soon. This schedule is dependent on weather conditions.  

CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE Weather dependent, the first layer of asphalt will be paved on Tacoma Blvd (from 4369 Tacoma Blvd to Hamilton Road) on Wednesday, July 2. The contractor may also pave Pawnee Cir and the east-most portion of Lagoon Drive if time allows on July 2. Driveway restoration and ditch cleanout work is still in progress. The contractors will need to return after the 4th of July holiday to finish paving, raise manholes, and restore grass. The second and final layer of asphalt will be paved on all roads without curb and gutter that are under construction over the course of about 3 days. This paving work will have to be completed AFTER the 4^th of July holiday weekend. Once all paving work has been completed, manholes will then be raised and have cement collars poured around them. Cones will be left around the concrete collars while the concrete cures. Please do NOT drive over the concrete collars around manholes until the cones have been collected. We sincerely apologize in advance for any inconvenience caused during construction, and we truly appreciate your patience and understanding while we work to improve your neighborhood and our entire community.

CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE Weather dependent, the first layer of asphalt will be paved on Pawnee Cir, the east-most portion of Lagoon Drive, and Tacoma Blvd (from 4369 Tacoma Blvd to Hamilton Road) on June 27. Driveway restoration and ditch cleanout work is still in progress. The contractors will need to return after the 4th of July holiday to finish paving, raise manholes, and restore grass. The second and final layer of asphalt will be paved on all roads without curb and gutter that are under construction over the course of about 3 days. This paving work will have to be completed AFTER the 4th of July holiday weekend. Once all paving work has been completed, manholes will then be raised and have cement collars poured around them. Cones will be left around the concrete collars while the concrete cures. Please do NOT drive over the concrete collars around manholes under the cones have been collected. We sincerely apologize in advance for any inconvenience caused during construction, and we truly appreciate your patience and understanding while we work to improve your neighborhood and our entire community.  

CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE Updated Road Construction Schedule for Roads without Curb & Gutter in Tacoma Hills and Upcoming Closures to Tacoma Blvd Ongoing Construction Activity: For roads that do NOT have curb and gutter, the Township’s contractor continues to work on driveway restoration. June 18-19: Weather permitting, new curb and gutter will be poured at the Tacoma Blvd and Hamilton Road intersection. June 20: Weather permitting, Tacoma Blvd, from Tomahawk Road to Hamilton Road, will receive a cement stabilization treatment to add additional strength under Tacoma Blvd prior to paving. Tacoma Blvd, from Tomahawk Road to Hamilton Road, will be closed to traffic until sometime on Tuesday, June 24 to perform this treatment and allow it to properly cure. To protect Tacoma Blvd and to help us ensure the new road realizes its full life expectancy, please do NOT go around the barricades until they are removed by the contractor. June 23: Weather permitting, the Township’s contractor will perform an asphalt stabilization treatment to the gravel base of Tacoma Blvd, from 4369 Tacoma Blvd to Hamilton Road, to add additional strength under Tacoma Blvd prior to paving. We will have to close Tacoma Blvd, from 4369 Tacoma Blvd to Hamilton Road, beginning around 7 a.m. on Monday, June 23 until sometime on Tuesday, June 24 to perform this treatment and allow it to properly cure. Therefore, if your driveway connects to Tacoma Blvd where closures are shown on the map, please move your vehicle to an adjacent road by the evening of Sunday, June 22. THIS INCLUDES THE DRIVEWAYS AT 1940 PAWNEE TRL AND 4578, 4556, AND 4530 TACOMA BLVD. Please continue to park your vehicles on adjacent roads until the barricades are removed by the construction crew sometime on Tuesday, June 24. During this period of time, all motorists in Tacoma Hills will have to use Manitou Dr to get in and out of the neighborhood, as shown on the map below. To protect Tacoma Blvd and to help us ensure the new road realizes its full life expectancy, please do NOT go around the barricades. Paving dates will be announced soon for paving the first layer of asphalt on Pawnee Cir, the east-most portion of Lagoon Drive, and Tacoma Blvd (from 4369 Tacoma Blvd to Hamilton Road). Then, once all roads without curb and gutter have had the first layer of asphalt paved, the second and final layer of asphalt will be paved on these roads over the course of about 3 days. Once all paving work has been completed, manholes will then be raised and have cement collars poured around them. Cones will be left around the concrete collars while the concrete cures. Please do NOT drive over the concrete collars around manholes under the cones have been collected. If the weather cooperates, the Township currently anticipates being able to at least have the first layer of asphalt paved on all of the roads before July 4th holiday. The contractors will likely need return after the 4th of July holiday to finish paving, raise manholes, and finish final restoration work. We sincerely apologize in advance for any inconvenience caused during construction, and we truly appreciate your patience and understanding while we work to improve your neighborhood and our entire community.  

CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE (UPDATED*) Updated Road Construction Schedule for Roads without Curb & Gutter in Tacoma Hills and Upcoming Closures to Tacoma Blvd Ongoing Construction Activity: For roads that do NOT have curb and gutter, the Township’s contractor continues to work on driveway restoration. Monday, June 16: Weather permitting, Pawnee Cir, the east-most portion of Lagoon Drive, and Tacoma Blvd (from 4369 Tacoma Blvd to Hamilton Road) will have the existing asphalt crushed in place. Manholes will be lowered after the existing asphalt has been crushed. The crushing work typically moves past a driveway in approximately 10 minutes, after which there is a rough gravel surface that you can drive on. The milling, crushing, and paving work will be completed one lane at a time. Thus, the streets will be usable on at least one side at almost all times. Once the crushing is finished, the first layer of new asphalt will be paved within 10 days. The Township’s contractor will also work on grading and shaping the crushed asphalt and gravel on Pawnee Cir, the east-most portion of Lagoon Drive, and Tacoma Blvd (from 4369 Tacoma Blvd to Hamilton Road). *Thursday, June 19: Weather permitting, the Township’s contractor will perform an asphalt stabilization treatment to the gravel base of Tacoma Blvd (from 4369 Tacoma Blvd to Hamilton Road) to add additional strength under Tacoma Blvd prior to paving. We will have to close Tacoma Blvd beginning around 7 a.m. on Thursday, *June 19 until around 11 a.m. on Friday, June 20 to perform this treatment and allow it to properly cure. If your driveway connects to Tacoma Blvd where closures are shown on the map below, please move your vehicle to an adjacent road by Sunday evening. Please continue to park your vehicles on adjacent roads until the barricades are removed by the construction crew on Wednesday, June 18. During this period of time, all motorists in Tacoma Hills will have to use Manitou Dr to get in and out of the neighborhood. To protect Tacoma Blvd and to help us ensure the new roads realize their full life expectancy, please do NOT go around the barricades. Paving dates will be announced later this week for paving the first layer of asphalt on Pawnee Cir, the east-most portion of Lagoon Drive, and Tacoma Blvd (from 4369 Tacoma Blvd to Hamilton Road). Once all roads without curb and gutter have had the first layer of asphalt paved, the second and final layer of asphalt will be paved on these roads over the course of about 3 days. Once all paving work has been completed, manholes will then be raised and have cement collars poured around them. Cones will be left around the concrete collars while the concrete cures. Please do NOT drive over the concrete collars around manholes under the cones have been collected. Weather permitting, the Township currently anticipates being able to complete all work prior to the July 4th holiday. This schedule is dependent on weather conditions. More updates will be provided next week. We appreciate your patience and cooperation during this project.  

CONSTRUCTION SCHEDULE Updated Road Construction Schedule for Roads without Curb & Gutter in Tacoma Hills and Upcoming Closures to Tacoma Blvd Ongoing Construction Activity: For roads that do NOT have curb and gutter, the Township’s contractor continues to work on driveway restoration. Friday, June 13: New curb and gutter will be poured at the Tacoma Blvd and Hamilton Road intersection. Monday, June 16: Weather permitting, Pawnee Cir, the east-most portion of Lagoon Drive, and Tacoma Blvd (from 4369 Tacoma Blvd to Hamilton Road) will have the existing asphalt crushed in place. Manholes will be lowered after the existing asphalt has been crushed. The crushing work typically moves past a driveway in approximately 10 minutes, after which there is a rough gravel surface that you can drive on. The milling, crushing, and paving work will be completed one lane at a time. Thus, the streets will be usable on at least one side at almost all times. Once the crushing is finished, the first layer of new asphalt will be paved within 10 days. The Township’s contractor will also work on grading and shaping the crushed asphalt and gravel on Pawnee Cir, the east-most portion of Lagoon Drive, and Tacoma Blvd (from 4369 Tacoma Blvd to Hamilton Road). Tuesday, June 17: Weather permitting, the Township’s contractor will perform an asphalt stabilization treatment to the gravel base of Tacoma Blvd (from 4369 Tacoma Blvd to Hamilton Road) to add additional strength under Tacoma Blvd prior to paving. We will have to close Tacoma Blvd beginning around 7 a.m. on Tuesday, June 17 until around 11 a.m. on Wednesday, June 18 to perform this treatment and allow it to properly cure. If your driveway connects to Tacoma Blvd where closures are shown on the map below, please move your vehicle to an adjacent road by Sunday evening. Please continue to park your vehicles on adjacent roads until the barricades are removed by the construction crew on Wednesday, June 18. During this period of time, all motorists in Tacoma Hills will have to use Manitou Dr to get in and out of the neighborhood. To protect Tacoma Blvd and to help us ensure the new roads realize their full life expectancy, please do NOT go around the barricades. Paving dates will be announced later this week for paving the first layer of asphalt on Pawnee Cir, the east-most portion of Lagoon Drive, and Tacoma Blvd (from 4369 Tacoma Blvd to Hamilton Road). Once all roads without curb and gutter have had the first layer of asphalt paved, the second and final layer of asphalt will be paved on these roads over the course of about 3 days. Once all paving work has been completed, manholes will then be raised and have cement collars poured around them. Cones will be left around the concrete collars while the concrete cures. Please do NOT drive over the concrete collars around manholes under the cones have been collected. Weather permitting, the Township currently anticipates being able to complete all work prior to the July 4th holiday. This schedule is dependent on weather conditions. More updates will be provided next week. We appreciate your patience and cooperation during this project.  

Tacoma Hills June 9th / 12th - The contractor will be grading ditches, clearing spoils from the shoulders, and replacing concrete driveways. June 13th or 14th - Tacoma Blvd and Pawnee Cr. are scheduled to be pulverized. Driveway access will be maintained; however, delays should be expected. No date has been set for final paving. This schedule is dependent on weather conditions. More updates will be provided next week. We appreciate your patience and cooperation during this project.  

Tacoma Hills

• For roads that do NOT have curb and gutter, the Township’s contractor continues to work on any necessary ditch cleanout and culvert replacement work.
• All ditch roads have had the existing asphalt crushed with the exception of Tacoma Blvd. Tacoma Blvd will likely be crushed the week of June 9 once the other roads have been paved.
• The Township’s contractor will be completing the final milling (i.e. removing existing asphalt) from roads that have curb and gutter on May 30.
• The milling and crushing work typically moves past a given driveway in approximately 10 minutes, after which there is a rough gravel surface that you can drive on. The milling, crushing and paving work will be completed one lane at a time, thus the streets will be usable on at least one side at almost all times. An entire street is normally milled in one (1) day. Once the milling is finished, the first layer of new asphalt will be placed within 10 days.
• Weather dependent, the Township’s contractor will be paving roads on May 31 and June 2-6. The roads with curb and gutter are likely to be paved first.
• Additional paving dates will be announced when they are scheduled.

Coming Up

• Saturday may 31st. the contractor may pave Yuma Trail in the late afternoon time permitting.
• Monday June 2nd the contractor will pave Yuma Trail if not completed on Saturday and will finish paving the remaining streets.
• June 3rd – June 6th the contractor will work on ditch clean out and culvert restoration.

  The schedule is dependant on weather conditions. More updates will be provided next week. We appreciate your patience and cooperation during this project.  

Tacoma Hills This week, the contractor has completed all driveway removals and culvert installations in the Tacoma Hills area except for Tacoma Blvd. This is scheduled for a later date. Mailboxes have been relocated, as needed, to allow for the construction of the new shoulder. Coming Up 5/27 - The contractor will be grading the shoulders of all streets except for Tacoma Blvd. in preparation for aggregate shoulder placement. 5/28 - The contractor will be pulverizing all streets except for Tacoma Blvd. All streets will remain open with driveway access; some delays can be expected as the machine passes your driveway. 5/28-29 - The contractor will be fine-grading the pulverized streets. 6/2 - 6/6 - The contractor will be paving streets for both the Crush and Shape and Mill and Fill contracts in the Tacoma Hills area. The date for each street is to be determined. More updates will be provided next week.  

• All storm sewer spot repairs have been completed.
• All curb and gutter spot repairs have been completed.
• For roads that do NOT have curb and gutter, the Township’s contractor continues to work on any necessary ditch clean out and culvert replacement work.
• Weather dependent, the Township’s contractor will be lowering manholes on curb and gutter roads on May 22 and 23.
• Weather dependent, the Township’s contractor is scheduled to crush the existing asphalt in place on roads that do NOT have curb and gutter.
• Weather dependent, the Township’s contractor will be milling (i.e. removing existing asphalt) from roads that have curb and gutter on May 29 and 30.
• The milling and crushing work typically moves past a given driveway in approximately 10 minutes, after which there is a rough gravel surface that you can drive on. The milling, crushing and paving work will be completed one lane at a time, thus the streets will be usable on at least one side at almost all times. An entire street is normally milled in one (1) day. Once the milling is finished, the first layer of new asphalt will be placed within 10 days.
• Weather dependent, the Township’s contractor will be paving roads from June 2-6. The roads with curb and gutter are likely to be paved first.
• Additional paving dates will be announced when they are scheduled.

 

Weather dependent, the Township’s contractor will be closing Tacoma Blvd between Lagoon Drive and Pawnee Trail beginning on 5/12/25 to repair a storm drain under Tacoma Blvd. Weather dependent, this hard closure is currently anticipated to be in place for 2-3 days. While this closure is in place, motorists should use Tomahawk Rd, Manitou Dr, and Oneida Dr as the detour route. This is the final storm sewer spot repair that needs to be completed. Curb and gutter spot repairs continue in Tacoma Hills and are currently anticipated to be completed by Friday, May 16. Weather dependent, on 5/12/25, the Township’s contractor plans to begin ditch cleanout work and culvert replacements. This work will continue into late May. Weather dependent, on 5/26/25, the Township’s contractor plans to begin crushing and milling (i.e. removal) of existing asphalt. Paving dates will be announced once they are confirmed.  

Consumers Energy is currently finishing up their replacement of natural gas mains and service lines in Tacoma Hills prior to road work beginning. We currently estimate that Consumers Energy will complete their work by April 25. The Township hopes to confirm a weather-dependent schedule for completing spot repairs to storm drains by Monday, April 14. This weather-dependent schedule will be published once it has been confirmed. The Township currently anticipates the storm drain repairs occurring between mid-April and mid-May. Prior to the paving work beginning, damaged or settled sections of curb and gutter, that are preventing proper road drainage, will be replaced. The Township does not replace curb and gutter for aesthetic purposes. The Township currently anticipates that curb and gutter spot repairs will occur between April 21 and May 16. If the curb and gutter across your driveway is removed, there will be a period of time when you have to drive over with the curb and gutter missing. Once the concrete is scheduled to be poured, Lopez Concrete Construction LLC, will communicate with property owners to ensure that they get their vehicles out of the driveway before concrete is poured. The concrete will take 5-7 days to cure. During this period of time, if concrete was poured across your driveway frontage, you will need to park in the street. The Township’s paving contractor will begin work once the storm drain spot repair and curb and gutter spot repair work has been completed, which will likely be in mid- to late-May. We apologize for any inconvenience caused during construction, and we truly appreciate your patience and understanding while we work to improve your neighborhood and our community.  

UPDATE (2/13/25) Tacoma Hills Neighborhood Consumers Energy will begin natural gas utility work in mid-to-late February. This work is estimated to be completed between late March and mid-April. Consumers Energy will replace a natural gas main and gas service lines that serve homes in the Tacoma Hills neighborhood. If the service line to your house needs to be replaced, Consumers Energy will contact you directly to schedule this work. Gas service to your home will need to be shut off for a brief period to complete the replacement. Scheduling with Consumers Energy in a timely manner will help keep the Local Roads Program on track. Any questions regarding the gas upgrades should be directed to Adam Bertram with Consumers Energy at Adam.Bertram@cmsenergy.com or 517.374.2375. This work is being performed in coordination with Meridian Township’s Local Roads Program to reduce the need to cut the newly paved roads in the future. The roads that will be resurfaced in 2025 are shown in blue on the map at the bottom of this update, and Consumers Energy will be working in the project limits shown in blue on the map. Spot repairs to storm drains will also be performed in coordination with the 2025 road resurfacing in Tacoma Hills. For more information, Click the link below C&S Construction Updates - 2.13.25