Originally Posted by
LongGone06
There is little chance of Michigan, Grand River, and Gratiot being reduced to two lanes + a turn lane in the near future. Along with Woodward, Jefferson, and Fort, they were the many access roads to downtown before the expressways. Some may even remember when the inbound lanes on Grand River were reversed in the afternoon to provide extra capacity for outbound drivers. I don't recall what year they removed the overhead directional lane indicators. Anyway, although they may have excess capacity now, they remain important alternate routes if needed.