KENT COUNTY, MI — Northland Drive in Plainfield Township will close for 10 days starting Sept. 25 to allow construction crews to install a pedestrian tunnel that will connect a major gap in the Grand River Greenway trail system.
The roadway will close to all traffic after rush hour on Friday, Sept. 25, and remain closed through Monday, Oct. 5. The closure will run from Cannonsburg Road/West River Drive to Belding Road, with traffic detoured via Belding Road, Myers Lake Ave. and Cannonsburg Road.
The tunnel under Northland Drive will allow people walking and biking to safely continue along the South Rogue River Trail and connect to future trail extensions along Cannonsburg Road and Pettis Ave. The trail network will eventually reach Knapp Street in Ada as part of the Grand River Greenway…