Posted on July 28, 2025
DETROIT — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Detroit District is beginning long-term improvements to the Muskegon Harbor North Revetment in July to improve the safety and stability of the popular walkway.
The $5.765 million project will include the removal and replacement of revetment stone and concrete walkway along the Muskegon River channel, including installing new railing posts, replacing concrete panels and new riprap on the bank for marine traffic. The work will also address voids and sinkholes underneath and along the edge of the structure, while making improvements to prevent future material loss.
Hallack Contracting, Inc., based in Hart, Michigan, is the prime contractor for this work and is scheduled to complete the project in Spring 2027.
“This project provides two important benefits for the Muskegon community: Maintaining the stone revetment for safe water navigation and allowing a public access point to Lake Michigan views,” said Liz Newell Wilkinson, Corps of Engineers Grand Haven Office operations manager. “We last rehabbed this area in the 1980s. This closure will allow us to make important structural fixes that can only be done by excavating the existing sidewalk.”
The North Revetment abuts Muskegon State Park with access to the north breakwater. The sidewalk area to the western portion of the revetement will remain open, but the nearby parking lot and fishing pier will be closed during construction. In coordination with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources, temporary facilities will be provided by the contractor for public use to replace those typically available in the parking lot.
Fencing around the construction area with signs and barricades at the east and west entrances will alert the public to the closure and active work areas.
Construction sounds and equipment such as demolition, sheet pile driving and excavation will be ongoing during periods of construction from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday. Weekend work will occur by exception only.
The Detroit District, established in 1841, encompasses 3,150 miles of shoreline and 81 harbors and channels joining lakes Superior, Michigan, Huron, St. Clair and Erie. In addition, the district boundaries cover projects and regulatory oversight throughout the state of Michigan and portions of Indiana, Wisconsin and Minnesota.
