Original upload date: Mon, 30 Aug 2021 00:00:00 GMT
Archive date: Sun, 14 Nov 2021 21:40:25 GMT
Beginning in spring 2022, The Michigan Department of Transportation plans to improve a 12-mile segment of I-96 between the I-275 interchange in Novi and Kent Lake Road near Milford. I-96 carries 163,0
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00 vehicles a day between Detroit and Lansing and has no comparable alternate routes.
After studying the congestion problem and the high frequency of crashes, a number of other aspects were considered, including the need to minimize environmental impacts and the exorbitant cost of adding a full-time fourth lane in both directions. The best option is a flexible shoulder lane and ramp meters which will be used only during the heaviest traffic times.
