UPDATE 7/30/24
Phase II of the MSU to Lake Lansing Trail construction has been delayed due to the major storm events we recently experienced and the ongoing precipitation we are experiencing at regular intervals.
We are still waiting for some areas to dry out before our contractor can complete the necessary mitigation activities. Once the mitigation activities are complete, the contractor will schedule the paving of the trail.
We currently anticipate that Phase II of the MSU to Lake Lansing Trail will be opened in August or September. A map with a description of each phase can be found below:
MSU to Lake Lansing Trail Construction Schedule
We appreciate everyone’s patience as we work to complete Phase II of the MSU to Lake Lansing Trail.
UPDATE 3/18/24
Phase II construction is in progress. The Township anticipates that Phase II will open to the public in either June or July of 2024.
UPDATE 12/8/23
Phase I of the MSU to Lake Lansing Trail is now open to the public.
UPDATE 8/24/23
Meridian Township currently anticipates that Phase I construction of the MSU to Lake Lansing Trail will be completed in October or November of 2023.
Phase I construction began in December of 2022 and was initially anticipated to be completed in September of 2023. Construction of Phase II, which was originally anticipated to begin in March or April, will begin in late August.
We currently anticipate that Phase II construction will be completed by June of 2024. The project schedules for Phase I and Phase II construction were impacted by delays the Township experienced in obtaining state permits.
UPDATE 5/16/23:
- Phase I has been underway since December of 2022 and is expected to be completed in July to September of 2023. Phase I is approximately one mile long and begins on the north side of the Hagadorn Road/Shaw Street. intersection and concludes at the Grand River Avenue/Park Lake Road intersection.
- Phase II construction is expected to begin in late May of 2023 and should be finished by year end 2023. It will add 1.2 miles of trail beginning near the Grand River Avenue/Campus Hill Drive intersection and conclude near the Okemos Road/Gaylord C. Smith Court Intersection.
- Phase II construction will cost approximately $730,000 and is funded by the Ingham County Trails and Parks Millage and the Township Pathway Millage. Phase I has been expected to cost $3.37 million and has partially been funded by a $1.7 million federal Transportation Alternative Program (TAP) grant acquired by Meridian Township, with the rest being funded by the Ingham County Trails and Parks Millage and the Township Pathway Millage.
- The northern end of the Phase II pathway will continue use of the existing 10-foot-wide pathway on the east side of Okemos Road to the inter-urban pathway. This has since been widened by the Township in order to further accommodate a variety of uses.
- Phase III will enter the planning and engineering stage in 2023, this will complete the pathway and be the final phase of the MSU to Lake Lansing trail. Once this project is completed it will add approximately 6.75 miles of trail systems to Meridian and the surrounding communities.
UPDATE 7/8/22:
- All land acquisitions for Phase I and IIa have been completed. The Township is currently working with CN Railroad for approval to finish Phase IIb in the railroads right-of-way.
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The Township is hoping to acquire bids in August for Phase I. The engineering plans have been finalized and are in review with MDOT. A TAP grant was secured through MDOT, which is why the bid process must go through MDOT for this phase.
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The Township is currently working to finalize the engineering plans for Phase IIa. The project should be in the bid process by the end 2022 or early 2023, allowing the ability to construct Phase IIa in 2023.
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Engineering for Phase III has not started, but the Township is working with Consumers Energy to secure the easements.