Detroit City Council scraps Mayor Duggan's $250M demolition proposal

**Honky Tonk** · November-21-19, 09:00 AM

Originally Posted by DeLemur

Council surprisingly acted like it should, by responsibly investigating and considering the bond, and then denying it under a Mayor whose projects they most always support. Demolitions by the Mayor were rife with mismanagement and corruption - why continue that? Let's talk a bond that rebuilds the Recreation Centers! Or a bond for the Joe Louis greenway!

Better yet, how about a bond to finally fix the potholes and pave the fucking streets. Enough with the empty parks and bike lanes.

**DeLemur** · November-21-19, 10:36 AM

Originally Posted by Honky Tonk

Better yet, how about a bond to finally fix the potholes and pave the fucking streets. Enough with the empty parks and bike lanes.

E. Jefferson is like a road in Baghdad. So dangerous.
I'd rather see the money from that needless I-94 expansion, diverted into Detroit roads and bridges.

**ndavies** · November-21-19, 10:50 AM

Originally Posted by DeLemur

E. Jefferson is like a road in Baghdad. So dangerous.
I'd rather see the money from that needless I-94 expansion, diverted into Detroit roads and bridges.

You can't use Federal Highway funds for local roads. They can only be used on freeways. So about 80% of the money being used for the I-94 expansion cannot be used for local roads. Either you use it for the freeway or you don't get it. I-94 is in desperate need of rebuilding.

**Gistok** · November-21-19, 04:18 PM

Originally Posted by DeLemur

E. Jefferson is like a road in Baghdad. So dangerous.
I'd rather see the money from that needless I-94 expansion, diverted into Detroit roads and bridges.

Um.... they are spending I-94 money on bridges.... every one of the I-94 bridges between Conner and I-96 are in bad shape and need replacing [[some are replaced already), which will continue until 2023, when the last of the bridges [[the railroad bridges) are replaced. They are being widened for an eventual 4th lane, but the true I-94 expansion won't happen until 2024 and beyond.

**DeLemur** · November-22-19, 01:50 PM

Originally Posted by Gistok

Um.... they are spending I-94 money on bridges.... every one of the I-94 bridges between Conner and I-96 are in bad shape and need replacing [[some are replaced already), which will continue until 2023, when the last of the bridges [[the railroad bridges) are replaced. They are being widened for an eventual 4th lane, but the true I-94 expansion won't happen until 2024 and beyond.

Gistok and Richard,

What's the percentage cost of the freeway widening part of the I- 94 project? I didn't realize they were replacing every bridge.

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