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Username: Tkshreve
Post Number: 210
Registered: 07-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 - 11:09 pm: |    |
Is all this sudden work on bridges and their support structures on I-94 in any way related to that bridge that collapsed over in Minnesota a couple months ago?
It seems like they are working on a lot of those underpasses at the same time like we should know something. |
Meaghansdad
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Username: Meaghansdad
Post Number: 148
Registered: 07-2007
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 - 11:15 pm: | |
I dont think it could be. These sort of projects takes months, if not years to have planned. |
Fareastsider
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Username: Fareastsider
Post Number: 633
Registered: 08-2006
| | Posted on Tuesday, October 16, 2007 - 11:40 pm: | |
Yea this bridge work has been going on for years they are in the last throws of it. |
Fareastsider
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Username: Fareastsider
Post Number: 635
Registered: 08-2006
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 2:22 pm: | |
Like it or hate it consider the massive investments in the regions freeway infrastructure in recent years. A whole new Lodge, repaved and new bridges on I94 from the farms of St Clair county to Ann Arbor. I 96 has been rebuilt in the city. M14 was re built. New Bridges on the Southfield. I75 downriver. M5 has been extended. Davison completely rebuilt. Van Dyke freeway extended. I bet in a year or two a big US23 rebuilding project will be announced. Not to mention other improvements to our larger surface streets. I dont think Michigans roads are as bad as they used to be. |
Gistok
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Username: Gistok
Post Number: 5530
Registered: 08-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 2:54 pm: | |
It may seem odd that the Detroit bridges over I-94 are being done after all the other rebuilding has been completed. But then again, for a while it appeared that the state was going to rebuild I-94 from I-96 in the west to Conner Ave. in the east.
The state was thinking about adding lanes to I-94. They did a study and determined how many parcels of land would have to be Eminent Domain'ed for a 5 lane I-94, and also how much land was needed for a 4 lane I-94. The 4 lane plan required far fewer added parcels, but at over $1 billion, it was an expensive expansion. So that plan has been shelved in these belt tightening years.
But this may explain why the central Detroit I-94 bridges are at the back end of the freeway bridge rebuilding program.
(Message edited by Gistok on October 17, 2007) |
Dnvn522
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Username: Dnvn522
Post Number: 292
Registered: 11-2004
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 3:29 pm: | |
The next big Wayne County job is probably I-75 near the south county line next year. |
Nyct
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Username: Nyct
Post Number: 77
Registered: 01-2007
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 3:53 pm: | |
all i know about this roadwork on 94 is that it screws up my commute in both directions. can't wait for it to end. |
Ed_golick
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Username: Ed_golick
Post Number: 832
Registered: 10-2003
| | Posted on Wednesday, October 17, 2007 - 5:11 pm: | |
The Gratiot ramps at I-94 were scheduled to open yesterday, but they just extended the closures for another 21 days. |
Fareastsider
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Username: Fareastsider
Post Number: 637
Registered: 08-2006
| | Posted on Thursday, October 18, 2007 - 1:02 pm: | |
What bothers me is that at 21 Mile on the eastbound exit there was a "fly off" ramp where you just merged at full speed onto the road. The state rebuilt that bridge and ramp last year. Now a new development is being built from Hall to 21 Mile Rd. and in order for the road to access 21 Mile they have taken out the fly off ramp to make room for the new road. First there is wasted money and now there is no fly off ramp! You know us evil minions of the suburbs cant live with out our high speed vehicular travel! |
Civilprotectionunit4346
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Username: Civilprotectionunit4346
Post Number: 543
Registered: 06-2007
| | Posted on Thursday, October 18, 2007 - 8:49 pm: | |
All this damn construction pissess me off. Can't they do this crap in the evening. When I lived on the east coast in NJ...they did most their construction on major roadways at night. I guess they don't want to do construction at night & cause less traffic during the day...that would be the smart thing to do. Up by 21 mile that is annoying that the ramps are gone for now. |
Gistok
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Username: Gistok
Post Number: 5537
Registered: 08-2004
| | Posted on Thursday, October 18, 2007 - 10:30 pm: | |
As I've unfortunately found out... they save the evenings and weekends for closures down to 1 lane!  |
Tkshreve
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Username: Tkshreve
Post Number: 212
Registered: 07-2006
| | Posted on Friday, October 19, 2007 - 12:35 am: | |
out west in portland they do all construction at night. it works quite well. we should be so lucky to have this done at night. |
Detroitrise
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Username: Detroitrise
Post Number: 300
Registered: 09-2007
| | Posted on Friday, October 19, 2007 - 12:58 am: | |
These places also probably have better roads than us too. You need to work Day and Night with Michigan's Asphalt and Concrete (throw in a combination of replacing old rusted pipes and the poor refixing they do afterwards). |