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Here is what is being said about freeway fighting this week. If you come across any articles, feel free to share and please let me know if you have any questions.
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New Haven officials to outline plan to reconnect areas split by I-91 in 1960s
New Haven Register January 28, 2025
Removing physical barriers around Interstate 91, restoring pedestrian routes and building housing could be some of the ways officials hope to reconnect the city where it was divided by the highway in the 1960s.
New Haven to use DOT grant for I-91 infrastructure initiative
WSHU January 28, 2025
The City of New Haven will launch a plan to redevelop physical barriers near Interstate 91 to restore connectivity in surrounding neighborhoods.
Plan to ‘cap’ I-75 in downtown Detroit moving ahead
Construction Connect Canada January 29, 2025
Detroit is moving forward with a plan to cap part of Interstate 75 which bisects downtown, cutting the central business district off from a burgeoning entertainment and residential district immediately north.
New Haven Officials Plan to Reimagine I-91 Infrastructure
Roads and Bridges January 29, 2025
Officials in New Haven, Conn. are planning to conduct a two-year feasibility study for the I-91 Reconnection Initiative plan
I-10 elevation project in Houston questioned by community leaders
Houston Chronicle January 29, 2025
Even after a project has started to elevate Interstate-10 near White Oak Bayou, Houston community leaders are still pushing back, saying it’s too expensive, potentially harms the environment and question whether it prevents flooding as intended.
Mayor prefers modifying rather than removing I-175
St Pete Catalyst January 30, 2025
Mayor Ken Welch realizes it will take much more than reconnecting roads to mitigate the decades-old, systemic disenfranchisement of Black families and businesses in St. Petersburg.
Freeway-to-Boulevard Option Still On Table for 794 Rebuild
Urban Milwaukee January 31, 2025
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is expected to unveil “three or four options” for rebuilding or replacing Interstate 794 through Downtown in “a few months.”