Detroit will build caps over I-75. This project aims to remove the barrier that divides downtown from northern neighborhoods. The study area runs from Third Avenue on the west to Brush Street on the east.
Residents selected a concept design last year. Now engineers are determining how each component will function. The Downtown Detroit Partnership, the city, and the Michigan Department of Transportation started developing plans to cap the highway in 2024.
“It’s not going to feel like a highway anymore. It’s going to feel like you’re on top of a park,” said James Fidler, an urban innovation strategist with the Downtown Detroit Partnership, according to WXYZ…