Sunday, June 29, 2014

Guess where this tsunami of money is gonna come from-----Part of Woodward to close for 120 days when M-1 Rail construction begins July 28

Part of Woodward to close for 120 days when M-1 Rail construction begins July 28 | Crain's Detroit Business:
"Downtown Detroit’s Woodward Avenue will shut down from Adams Street, at Grand Circus Park, to Campus Martius Park for about 120 days beginning July 28 as construction of the M-1 Rail streetcar line begins, project organizers said today.
...The Michigan Department of Transportation and DTE Energy Co. might start complementary work on Woodward in July before M-1 begins its work, the nonprofit streetcar project said.
The MDOT and DTE work will require lane closures, but not full closure of Woodward.
The $137 million, 12-stop loop is scheduled to be operational by late 2016, and will stretch 3.3-miles between Larned Street and West Grand Boulevard. Some utility work began in December. M-1 has been meeting with affected local businesses to deliver information about the project and construction and plans more public education.
Construction is being funded by the mixture of public, private and foundation money. 
M-1 has said construction is proceeding as scheduled despite a reported $12 million funding shortfall.

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