Some major changes are in line for the lack of an
intersection at East Stadium
Boulevard and State Street in Ann Arbor.
City officials are working on preliminary designs to replace
the 80-plus-year-old bridge for East Stadium that goes over State. The city
recently lowered the weight limits for traffic that crosses it to ensure
motorist safety.
In the mean time bureaucrats are working on a plan that
would not only replace the bridge (cost to do so about $10 million) but much of
the infrastructure, such as sewer and storm water drains, for a grand total of
$30 to $35 million project. However, city officials are going after state and
federal grants to pay for it, so the project is still a few years more in the
future.
The new bridge would keep the two thoroughfares separate to
allow for better traffic flows. But local officials are also looking into the
possibility of making it a more pedestrian friendly and aestically pleasing
span, like the Broadway Bridge over the Huron River
on the city's north side.
Source: Homayoon Pirooz, city of Ann Arbor
Writer: Jon Zemke
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