Grand Marais Water Repairs

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Project Overview

Challenge: Install nearly six miles of water utilities while maintaining traffic access and avoiding water outages for residents

Solution: Patient workers and thoughtful planning

Before Team Elmer’s came along, the Grand Marais water system had been operating since World War II. The cast iron piping began to break down and required constant maintenance to keep the town’s water supply flowing. It soon became evident to township officials that a system overhaul was necessary. Bolstered by a rural development grant and loan package, Burt Township enlisted Team Elmer’s as the primary contractor for the project, which broke ground in July 2012.

Team Elmer’s dug up the old system and installed the new—a network of heavy six and eight-inch pipes and water valves supplied by Etna Su... Read more

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Project Details

CLIENT
Burt Township
LOCATION
Burt Township, Grand Marais, Michigan
DESIGN ENGINEER
U.P. Engineers & Architects, 906-482-4810
CONTRACT
4,054,159

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1.800.3ELMERS
231.943.3443
231.943.8975  Fax

P.O. Box 6150
3600 Rennie School Rd.
Traverse City, MI   49685