Correct me if I'm off somewhere, but the sources I can find show construction on the segment from Lapeer Rd. south to 11 Mile Rd. as being started in 1959 and completed and opened in 1963. I'm old enough to remember the construction of the southerly portion, from 8 Mile to 11 Mile. It was started in 1966 and mostly completed in 1969, but the segment with the I-696 interchange wasn't done until 1971.
In any event, 14 years to rehab and add a carpool lane seems a bit extreme.
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