Originally Posted by
finster
'Cmon people, this is a major thoroughfare throught the city. I'm new here and don't want to start any fights but that upgrade has been necessary for years but has been help up by cost and complexity. Vast stretches of the Southfield, 696, 94, 96, etc. have been rebuilt including the bridges. I have had to use that stretch a gazillion times going from one part of the city to another.
This is just another component of trying to keep the city competitive with others. God knows you are all correct about the light rail and international bridge fiascos, etc. but holding on to another embarrassing stretch of highway in the mean time isn't going to make everything all right.