MDOT to hold public meetings regarding I-94 widening in Detroit

[airforceguy]

MDOT will be holding public meetings regarding the planned widening of I-94 between I-96 and Conner. The meeting for the eastside will be on Jan 19th at the eastern campus of WCC on Conner. The meeting for Midtown will be held on Jan 28th at the Cathedral Church of St. Paul on Woodward. Apparently, MDOT has some good news regarding the Van Dyke and Gratiot Avenue bridges crossing this corridor. I know last year MDOT applied to get federal stimulus funds to rebuild these two bridges, so maybe MDOT got the money. Here's a link to the press release. http://www.michigan.gov/mdot/0,1607,7-151-9620-229777--,00.html

[airforceguy]

A roadblock clears for I-94 progress
http://www.freep.com/article/20100129/OPINION01/1290327/1322/A-roadblock-clears-for-I-94-progress

[thenetwork]

A roadblock clears for I-94 progress
http://www.freep.com/article/20100129/OPINION01/1290327/1322/A-roadblock-clears-for-I-94-progress

Okay, I give...What's with all the fancy striping in the right lane???  Rumble Strips?  Paint test area?

[tvketchum]

Exit only?

[Alps]

It means that the exit has a sharp curve ahead, so the markings are designed to visually a) narrow the lane (via side stripes) and b) make you feel like you're going faster and faster (via the chevrons).  M- has a lot of those, and having seen them debuted in a presentation on safety not too long ago and then seeing them in action in M-, it was kinda neat.  Didn't do much for me because I knew they were coming, though.