"It doesn't make sense really to rush this decision at this moment because we've got a lot of other things going on and our funding picture isn't there."
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"We actually made a determination that we are not announcing any recommend alternatives," Wallace told the Free Press this morning. The various options would cost from about $45 million to $80 million for design and construction. Those include rebuilding I-375 as is as a below-grade expressway or replacing it with a surface street that would connect better with the rapidly redeveloping east riverfront district. Wallace said six options outlined two years ago remain on the table. Stakeholders involved in the project planning have included representatives of the City of Detroit, the regional planning agency SEMCOG, major property owners such as General Motors, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Michigan, DTE Energy, Rock Ventures, the Detroit RiverFront Conservancy, and philanthropic funders including the Kresge Foundation and Community Foundation for Southeast Michigan. Wallace was informing an advisory committee of stakeholders of the need for more study. A recommendation on what to do with Detroit's aging I-375 expressway, originally expected more than a year ago, has now been delayed indefinitely.Ī lack of consensus and money has pushed off a decision for now, Kelby Wallace, a senior project manager with the Michigan Department of Transportation, said Monday.
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