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MARCH 9, 2023 Vol. 20, No. 5 candgnews.com

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MDOT begins two-year US-24 project

‘We will create an entirely different look to the interchange, which is known as a diverging diamond’ BY KATHRYN PENTIUK kpentiuk@candgnews.com

SOUTHFIELD/DETROIT — A $54 million two-year project on Telegraph Road, from Grand River Avenue to Eight Mile Road, began March 1, but the project has been in the works for years. “This project is broken up into two phases,” said Bill Erban, a project manager for the Michigan Department of Transportation. “In the first phase, we will reconstruct the old Telegraph Road from Grand River up to the Rouge River, which is just south of Eight Mile RELATED: ‘Modernize Road. The second phase of the project will occur I-75’ project next year and will involve the reconstruction of resumes for the Eight Mile Road and Telegraph Road inter2023 • 14A change. We will create an entirely different look to the interchange, which is known as a diverging diamond, rather than the old cloverleaf with loops. The hope is that this will improve the operational efficiency of the interchange as well as safety.” Erban explained that the cloverleaf shape that’s currently in place has loops that are so short that MDOT has had to place three stop signs and two yield signs at the end of the loop ramps. Since there is not enough room to allow for larger loops that allow the driver to flow into traffic without stopping, MDOT is implementing the diverging diamond interchange, which will move traffic over briefly into the interchange area, avoiding conflicting traffic, they said. The two-year project will consist of improving five bridges, along with drainage and water main improvements, sidewalk ramp improvements, sign replacements, and traffic signal and lighting improvements from the

ABOVE: MDOT’s $54 million two-year project on Telegraph Road, from Grand River Avenue to Eight Mile Road, began March 1. LEFT: “As we are going into our busiest time, the construction barrels are coming out,” said Janan McDougal, the owner of the Print Headz. Photos by Patricia O’Blenes

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