More stimulus funds for Detroit mean more infrastructure improvements. This time, just under $2 million is headed to New Center for streetscape improvements along Woodward Ave. from I-94 to Baltimore Street and then from W. Grand Blvd. to Euclid Street. This project will essentially bookend the streetscape work completed a few years ago on Woodward just south of W. Grand Boulevard.
Streetscape elements will include trees with decorative grates, historic lighting, benches, trash receptacles and bike racks.
Karen Gage, vice president of
New Center Council, one-third of the project team that also includes the city of Detroit and the Michigan Department of Transportation, says this project will "connect to the improvements completed along Woodward to downtown."
In a money-saving move, MDOT agreed to roll this project into a more-typical road resurfacing one they had initially planned, saving in design and engineering fees. "They tacked on some money to the agreement they had in place, and they
completed the enhancement work at a significant savings to the state
and the city," says Gage.
The exact budget for this Recovery Act project is $1,985,310; engineering and design was completed by
CH2M Hill.
Source: Karen Gage, New Center Council
Writer: Kelli B. Kavanaugh
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