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DEARBORN, Mich. (WXYZ) â You have seen the destructive power of this weekend s rains, leaving so many with damaged homes and cars. Why couldnât our infrastructure handle the weather and what is being done to fix it?
MDOT tells 7 Action News much of the infrastructure in metro Detroit is designed to handle three inches of rain in 24 hours. In some areas, we got about twice that. It raises the question. Do we need to prepare to handle more rain?
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BACKGROUND:
Originally planned to replace the existing interchange at I-75/12 Mile Road, MDOT and OCP have revised the design to incorporate a diverging diamond interchange (DDI). This innovative design will improve safety and traffic flow at this busy interchange. To build a majority of the DDI in one season, 12 Mile Road will be closed to through-traffic under I-75 from March to November 2022. During the rebuilding, local access will be maintained to businesses.
Segment 3 of the I-75 modernization project is a multi-year rebuilding effort on more than 5 miles of pavement, replacing bridges, installing retaining and noise walls, and building a state-of-the-art drainage tunnel between M-102 (Eight Mile Road) and 13 Mile Road. To view the public meeting materials after the event and to learn more about the I-75 modernization project, visit www.modernize75.com.
Work on Burns Street overpass replacement requires closing a lane on westbound I-94 in Detroit
Work on Burns Street overpass replacement requires closing a lane on westbound I-94 in Detroit
Contact: Rob Morosi, MDOT Office of Communications, 248-483-5107 Agency: Transportation
Fast facts:
- MDOT is replacing the Burns Street overpass above I-94.
- Ongoing work requires closing the right lane on westbound I-94 from M-3 (Gratiot Avenue) to M-53 (Van Dyke Avenue).
- The M-3 entrance ramp to westbound I-94 will be closed.
April 14,
2021 Weather permitting, Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) contract crews will close one lane on westbound I-94 to accommodate the ongoing replacement of the Burns Street overpass.
DETROIT – The big I-75 Modernization project has made traffic slowdowns the norm along parts of the freeway, even with far fewer people commuting to work. Now, another big project is underway as traffic slowly starts to increase.
“Since we are still working on the modernization project section between 8 Mile and I-696. Let’s put this project in this year so we can get this bridge work done at this time,” MDOT spokesperson Rob Morosi said.
The project takes place between the Davison Freeway and 7 Mile Road and includes heavy-duty repairs on 12 bridges.
“We’re to the point now, condition-wise, that we need these bridges. Need that attention. And these are remedial repairs that will extend the bridge life,” Morosi said.