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Flint1979:
--- Quote from: afguy on November 22, 2022, 09:11:51 PM ---Update on "Phase 2" of the flex lane project on U.S. 23 that will go from 9 Mile to I-96. I honestly wish MDOT would just do a proper widening and add a full third lane.
Officials set to preview 3-year, $146-million expansion of U.S. 23 Flex Route to I-96
--- Quote ---Officials plan to extend the Flex Route north from its current end point at M-36 (9 Mile Road) to the I-96 interchange just outside Brighton.
Doing so won’t be a quick task, with road work planned for the next three construction seasons, 2023 through 2025, according to MDOT. The project is slated to proceed north to south with next year’s work focusing on the stretch of highway between Spencer Road to a point north of the Huron River.
Officials plan to add an auxiliary lane along southbound U.S. 23 between the eastbound I-96 on-ramp and the Lee Road off-ramp, allowing vehicles entering U.S. 23 and exiting to Lee Road to stay in the same lane while providing additional time for other cars to get in the right lane.
MDOT also plans to complete repair work on the Grand River Avenue bridges and Lee Road bridge, and U.S. 23 will be lowered under Lee Road to improve vertical clearance. The ramps at the exit will also be repaved.
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https://www.mlive.com/news/ann-arbor/2022/11/officials-set-to-preview-3-year-146-million-expansion-of-us-23-flex-route-to-i-96.html
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Which will do little to help. That area of US-23 needs to be widened and the lanes need to be open 24 hours a day not just during peak hours. US-23 is underbuilt between Flint and Toledo for the massive volumes of traffic that use it.
JoePCool14:
That's really disappointing. Flex lanes should only be used where space is genuinely unavailable or significantly difficult to get ahold of, like the Madison Beltline. US-23 has enough space for proper widening and needs it too. They'll build the flex lane and realize the mistake within a decade.
Flint1979:
--- Quote from: JoePCool14 on November 22, 2022, 10:25:32 PM ---That's really disappointing. Flex lanes should only be used where space is genuinely unavailable or significantly difficult to get ahold of, like the Madison Beltline. US-23 has enough space for proper widening and needs it too. They'll build the flex lane and realize the mistake within a decade.
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They have it already south of there all the way to the M-14 interchange and it really hasn't done anything to help. I don't understand MDOT's laziness with this highway I really don't. It's a pretty important corridor and with the traffic volumes it should be at least six lanes the entire stretch. I can't count the times I've been on this highway and was unable to pass because of both lanes being occupied and in both directions the closer you get to the I-96 interchange everyone always seems to get in the left lane too early and drive slow. I have numerous times hopped in the right lane and blown around them it really pisses me off how they drive on this highway.
JoePCool14:
--- Quote from: Flint1979 on November 22, 2022, 10:36:42 PM ---
--- Quote from: JoePCool14 on November 22, 2022, 10:25:32 PM ---That's really disappointing. Flex lanes should only be used where space is genuinely unavailable or significantly difficult to get ahold of, like the Madison Beltline. US-23 has enough space for proper widening and needs it too. They'll build the flex lane and realize the mistake within a decade.
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They have it already south of there all the way to the M-14 interchange and it really hasn't done anything to help. I don't understand MDOT's laziness with this highway I really don't. It's a pretty important corridor and with the traffic volumes it should be at least six lanes the entire stretch. I can't count the times I've been on this highway and was unable to pass because of both lanes being occupied and in both directions the closer you get to the I-96 interchange everyone always seems to get in the left lane too early and drive slow. I have numerous times hopped in the right lane and blown around them it really pisses me off how they drive on this highway.
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Yeah. I drove this stretch a few months ago over the summer and I agree with what you're saying. But this all shouldn't be seen as a surprise given the state of I-94 throughout Michigan, a more important corridor.
Flint1979:
--- Quote from: JoePCool14 on November 23, 2022, 02:20:20 PM ---
--- Quote from: Flint1979 on November 22, 2022, 10:36:42 PM ---
--- Quote from: JoePCool14 on November 22, 2022, 10:25:32 PM ---That's really disappointing. Flex lanes should only be used where space is genuinely unavailable or significantly difficult to get ahold of, like the Madison Beltline. US-23 has enough space for proper widening and needs it too. They'll build the flex lane and realize the mistake within a decade.
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They have it already south of there all the way to the M-14 interchange and it really hasn't done anything to help. I don't understand MDOT's laziness with this highway I really don't. It's a pretty important corridor and with the traffic volumes it should be at least six lanes the entire stretch. I can't count the times I've been on this highway and was unable to pass because of both lanes being occupied and in both directions the closer you get to the I-96 interchange everyone always seems to get in the left lane too early and drive slow. I have numerous times hopped in the right lane and blown around them it really pisses me off how they drive on this highway.
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Yeah. I drove this stretch a few months ago over the summer and I agree with what you're saying. But this all shouldn't be seen as a surprise given the state of I-94 throughout Michigan, a more important corridor.
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Yeah I-94 is a joke too. It seems like just about the entire stretch of I-94 through Michigan should be at least six lanes as well and it's beyond pathetic in Detroit where it's six lanes through the city with traffic volumes well over 150,000 VPD, I think it gets up to about 170,000 VPD around the I-75/Chene Street area.
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