  Gmich99 Member Username: Gmich99 Post Number: 131 Registered: 11-2005 Posted From: 24.208.231.212 |
An effort to boost employment in Michigan by speeding up roadwork will jump-start 210 local repair projects and create nearly 5,000 jobs, Gov. Jennifer Granholm announced Tuesday. Detroit will able to repave stretches of more than three dozen streets – ranging from the Lodge Freeway service drive to stretches of Lafayette, Martin Luther King, Tireman, John R and Schoolcraft. The total of Detroit’s projects: $12.4 million | ||
Gmich99 Member Username: Gmich99 Post Number: 132 Registered: 11-2005 Posted From: 24.208.231.212 |
http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs .dll/article?AID=/20060725/NEW S99/60725003 | ||
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw Post Number: 1908 Registered: 02-2005 Posted From: 69.221.77.129 |
One quarter of the money (announced thus far) will be spent improving Detroit roads, which is good. It's still too much damn road spending, though. (Message edited by mackinaw on July 25, 2006) | ||
Gistok Member Username: Gistok Post Number: 2485 Registered: 08-2004 Posted From: 4.229.105.103 |
As a lifelong east sider.... I see that 2 of the worst stretches of roadway in Metro Detroit are currently being rebuilt, naturally both on the west side! The road surface that was voted among the worst on this Forum earlier this year was the road surface of the Paul St. overpass over the Southfield Fwy. Fortunately, the bridge is being rebuilt, and this abominable road surface will be history. A second appalling roadway has to be Ford Rd. in east Dearborn... absolutely bone jarringly awful!! But they are ripping it apart for a new roadway as we speak... | ||
Solarflare Member Username: Solarflare Post Number: 472 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 63.69.106.3 |
And they've been ripping up Michigan Ave in Dearborn's eastside AGAIN. The day the Ford Rd. work started I hit Michigan, only to be nailed by a 1/2 mile backup. Fairlane Ford must be ripping their hair out. Whatever they are doing to Mich Ave seems to be heading eat pretty quick, but I was still suprised to see them out there after it had already been dug up for so long previously. | ||
Rossco Member Username: Rossco Post Number: 11 Registered: 07-2006 Posted From: 136.181.195.25 |
I wonder if a new CCC is next? | ||
Mackinaw Member Username: Mackinaw Post Number: 1909 Registered: 02-2005 Posted From: 69.221.77.129 |
You make a valid point. We've come to the point where government spending on public works is seen as a possible remedy for the recession. That is how the newspaper is even portraying it. This is a valid tactic, but the amount spent by the government has to remain in check. | ||
Genesyxx Member Username: Genesyxx Post Number: 548 Registered: 02-2004 Posted From: 71.159.22.4 |
Hamilton Street in Highland Park!!!!!!! NEone think Michigan Ave. (Detroit - Corktown) is on the list? | ||
Jerome81 Member Username: Jerome81 Post Number: 1047 Registered: 11-2003 Posted From: 64.142.86.133 |
Michigan Ave? |
