COLDWATER, MI (WTVB) – A new traffic signal will be going in soon at the intersection of State and Marshall Streets.
The Coldwater City Council approved a bid of just over $42,200 from Severance Electric Company of Kalamazoo on Monday night to replace the current signal which is showing its age.
Coldwater Board of Public Utilities Electric Superintendent John Springhall says the signal has had a number of issues including bulb failures.
The CBPU Electric Department performs the maintenance on the signal for that intersection, one of two in the city not owned and maintained by the Michigan Department of Transportation.
The project would include upgrading to LED lamps to reduce the frequency of maintenance calls on the signals.
The City recently solicited and opened three bids ranging from just over $42,000 to over $76,000.
City Manager Keith Baker says while not specifically budgeted for Fiscal Year 2025-26, the project would be funded from the city’s Act 51 Major and Local Street Fund and not the city’s General Fund. He says there are sufficient reserves in the street fund to cover the cost of the project.
Comments