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Michigan gets funding to overhaul I-375, built over historic Detroit Black neighborhood
Read full article: Michigan gets funding to overhaul I-375, built over historic Detroit Black neighborhoodA plan to turn a Detroit highway that was built through a historic Black neighborhood in the 1960s into a boulevard is one step closer to reality.
Michigan State Police eyes speeding, distracted drivers on I-696 today
Read full article: Michigan State Police eyes speeding, distracted drivers on I-696 todayIf you’re planning to speed your way through I-696 on Wednesday, be sure to save up some extra money to pay for the ticket you’re probably going to get.
Michigan police make 193 stops, 13 arrests in ‘Move Over’ law enforcement in Metro Detroit
Read full article: Michigan police make 193 stops, 13 arrests in ‘Move Over’ law enforcement in Metro DetroitMichigan State Police, along with a few local police departments, conducted an enforcement zone with a focus on the state’s “Move Over Law” this week on multiple freeways in Metro Detroit.
4-year I-275 project starts today: What drivers need to know
Read full article: 4-year I-275 project starts today: What drivers need to knowIf you use I-275 in Metro Detroit, you’re going to want to take note -- a massive construction project is kicking off this summer, and it’ll continue through 2024.
Michigan construction workers call for change after 2 were hit, killed in Ypsilanti
Read full article: Michigan construction workers call for change after 2 were hit, killed in YpsilantiYPSILANTI, Mich. – Construction workers are asking for something to change after two of their own were killed on the job in Ypsilanti earlier this month. On smaller projects, like patch work, there’s usually just barrels separating workers, who are spread out for miles. We all have to work together to make change,” Crowl said. Workers said the change should be industry-wide, and agencies like the Michigan Department of Transportation need to implement them. “Drivers didn’t slow down because they were thinking of construction workers, they were afraid of tickets.
Weekend freeway shootings in Metro Detroit bring total to 19 since June
Read full article: Weekend freeway shootings in Metro Detroit bring total to 19 since JuneSince June, Metro Detroit freeways have continued to see an upward trend in shootings. Two freeway shootings took place in Metro Detroit over the weekend, bringing the total number since June to 19. The most recent freeway shooting took place around 11:30 p.m. Sunday night at the intersection of I-94 and I-75. Sunday’s freeway shooting came just one day after another shooting in Southfield that investigators say was a product of road rage. Michigan State Police say they don’t know why there have been so many of these shootings this year, but want drivers to think twice before driving aggressively.