DETROIT – Construction along Livernois Avenue had put a huge squeeze on businesses in Detroit. After dealing with construction for nearly a year, the avenue on Detroit’s west side will soon be able to say goodbye to all those orange barrels. Business owners said the construction really hurt their businesses. The area at 7 Mile Road and Livernois Avenue was a giant construction zone and businesses started asking for help. The sidewalks are much wider, there’s new lighting and business owners are more than happy the construction has finished.

Construction along Livernois Avenue had put a huge squeeze on businesses in Detroit. If you need help with the Public File, call (313) 222-0566.

DETROIT - The Livernois Streetscape Project in Detroit aims to make the growing avenue of fashion even more attractive to visitors, but right now it's just hurting business owners. One business owner said since the project began, his business is down 70 percent. The area at 7 Mile Road and Livernois Avenue is a giant construction zone and has left businesses asking for more help. So, six months before groundbreaking, everything should have been put in place for businesses to survive, and it wasn't," Sheffield said. The businesses wanted that because they wanted to get it over with.