Quote Originally Posted by ghettopalmetto View Post
If this 7-mile segment of I-96 can be closed for months-on-end, doesn't that make it a bit *ahem* unnecessary?
I think we do overvalue freeways, especially in urban areas. But it is only part of a system. Thus, the system will continue to handle traffic without this segment. Then on another day, this segment will handle traffic for another segment. Its a network.

Long-haul trucks to and from Canada us I96 quite extensively. They'll move to I94 for the time being.