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Eastpointe officials await MDOT decision on 9 Mile design; GI meeting scheduled
Summary
City staff told the council both 3‑lane and 5‑lane designs for 9 Mile Road were submitted and a grama inspection meeting is being scheduled; residents pressed for clarity on timelines and traffic impacts.
Eastpointe city officials said they have submitted both a three‑lane and a five‑lane design for the 9 Mile Road reconstruction and expect a decision after a grama inspection meeting being scheduled for August. Council and staff said they will present the final design to council after that meeting so the project can be bid over the winter.
The discussion matters because the two designs carry different traffic and safety tradeoffs and affect construction timing. Public commenters repeatedly urged clearer timelines and raised concerns that reducing lanes on 9 Mile would divert traffic onto nearby residential streets.
Resident Mike Lamau told the council he was uncertain about the…
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