Fred Meijer Standale Trail Lake Michigan Drive Pedestrian Tunnel

Supporters
The community support for this project has
been outstanding! We will continue to
provide updates and opportunities for
residents and local business owners to get
involved with this project. It is important to
also note some of our community partners:
“[A tunnel] provides a safe
connection under M-45, a high
volume regional arterial, which
will allow users to connect with
points of commerce, public
transportation , and other
regional trails. “
“With M-45 being such a busy state
corridor with lots of transit users
needing to cross at this
location, we are very
much in support of this
tunnel. “
“The proposed tunnel would provide a
much needed (safer and more direct)
crossing of M-45 , a multi-lane, hightraffic roadway, and it would produce
an important transportation asset for
the regional community.”
Contact
For more information, please contact the
City of Walker:
City Manager’s Office
Fundraising
dschmalzel@ci.walker.mi.us
616.791.6787
Engineering Department
Scott Conners, City Engineer
Design and Project Management
sconners@ci.walker.mi.us
616.791.6792
Fred Meijer
Standale
Trail
Website: http://www.ci.walker.mi.us
Facebook.com/CityofWalkerMI
@CityofWalkerMI
Safety.
Usability.
Community.
Lake
Michigan
Drive
Pedestrian
Tunnel
Overview
Project Budget
The Fred Meijer Standale Trail (FMST) is a
primary regional trail in the west Grand Rapids’
metropolitan area. It connects the Fred Meijer
Millennium Park trail network, Kent Trails to the
south, and the City of Grand Rapids bicycle lane
network to the east. It is also a short segment
away from connecting to the Fred Meijer
Pioneer Trail, which upon completion, will link
the Musketawa Trail and the Fred Meijer White
Pine Trail. The FMST connects schools, parks,
neighborhoods, civic areas, businesses, and
points of commerce within Standale and the City
of Walker.
Project Timeline
Project planning and
engineering
Deadline to secure local
funding and stakeholder support
The FMST currently has a gap at Lake Michigan
Drive and directs trail users, via sidewalk, a half
mile out of their way to cross at a signalized
intersection. However, many trail users navigate
across the five-lane road to continue along the
alignment of the trail. The location of the gap is
within the City of Walker's Standale Downtown
Development District and adjacent to a large
apartment complex, a condo complex, and a City
parking facility that is heavily utilized by GVSU
students riding the RAPID's bus service.
MDOT Conditional
To increase safety and usability of this regional
trail, various crossing alternatives were analyzed.
After the benefits, liabilities, and costs of each
option were considered, a tunnel crossing was
chosen as the preferred crossing option.
Additional local funds are required to secure MDOT
funding. We need the assistance and support of local
donors, businesses , and organizations to secure the
remaining $850,000 to proceed with this project.
Our goal is to involve community stakeholders in the
planning and design process as possible.
Project bidding and award
Estimated Cost :
Local Funds Still Needed
Total Estimated Project Cost:
$1,120,000
$850,000
$1,970,000
Break ground to begin
construction
Project completion
*This is an estimated timeline