Levee Updates
April 2021
With the Levee walk finished, our goal is now how to make it safe and efficient for all users. As a result, we are working on creating signage that outlines the rules for this walk. Do you have an idea for signage? Please put them here!
March 23,2020
January 1, 2020
No work commenced on the levee project between Christmas and New Years holidays. Rhode will likely begin work on Gunzenhausen street the week of the 6th. Due to the time of year, pile drilling and concrete work has been put on hold. Rohde will work on backfilling behind the new flood wall on Gunzenhausen Street and potentially placing fieldstone. Work this time of year is all weather dependant. Poor weather could result in Rohde switching gears to begin earthwork behind the Waste Water Treatment Plant.
December 16, 2019
November 27, 2019
November 1, 2019
October 18, 2019
Today, crews began pouring the sidewalk along the levee.
October 15, 2019 Update:
Crews began pouring concrete into the piles.
October 10, 2019 Update:
Today, construction crews began placing the retaining wall. They also started working on the walkway along the levee.
October 8, 2019 Update:
Today, construction crews began drilling the piles for the levee.
As you may have heard, the City and the Downtown Development Authority are undertaking a large construction project that will ensure the downtown has adequate flood protection for the foreseeable future. As part of the improvements, a new Riverwalk will also be constructed.
Work is expected to begin immediately and may take 15 months to complete. The project is generally broken into 3 phases: Gunzenhausen to the Mill; the Mill to the Covered Bridge and the Covered Bridge to the end of the levee(generally behind the Cheese Haus). The contractor, Rohde Brothers, Inc., will begin at Gunzenhausen Street and Rosstal and work east toward Main Street. This portion of work is estimated to be completed sometime this winter. During this portion of the work, Gunzenhausen will be closed to through traffic and used for construction staging and materials storage. Work will also be performed along the river side of Gunzenhausen Street. Construction work is permitted from 7 am to 8 pm, Monday through Saturday. The City may also give the contractor permission, upon request, to work on Sundays.
We know the street closure is inconvenient but it is necessary. The contractor and the inspection team are using the former Lager Mill as a construction office, so you will see people in the parking lot and occupying the building.
This page will be updated with additional information as the project progresses.
Should you have any questions, please contact the City at 989-652-9901 or via email at bsmith@frankenmuthcity.com.